NORTHERN IRELAND HAS confirmed a further 528 cases of Covid-19 in its latest update this afternoon.

The total number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North now stands at 42,497.

The newest figures from Northern Ireland’s Department of Health have reported a further 15 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours.

The new deaths bring the total number of people who have died in the North since the first outbreak of the virus to 774.

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There are 391 inpatients with a confirmed case of Covid-19 and 53 Covid-19 patients in ICU.

In care homes, there are 126 active Covid-19 outbreaks across the North.

Yesterday, Northern Ireland confirmed eight deaths and 595 new Covid-19 cases.

Northern Ireland, along with the rest of the UK, has placed a travel ban on visitors from Denmark after an outbreak of a Covid-19 strain at mink farms in the country.

Anyone who has travelled from Denmark to the UK since 23 October, and all members of their household has been asked to self-isolate.