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Northern Ireland
Five deaths and 1,042 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by the Northern of Ireland Department of Health this afternoon.
A FURTHER 1,042 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Northern Ireland.
In its daily update, the NI Department of Health said that a further five people with Covid-19 have died, bringing the death toll to 634.
There have been 31,034 confirmed cases, 6,753 in the last seven days.
There are currently 291 patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospital, with 33 in intensive care.
It’s almost a week since new restrictions came into effect in Northern Ireland on what is the first day of the Level 5 lockdown in Ireland.
Earlier today, it emerged that Sinn Féin finance minister Conor Murphy is self-isolating after he was identified as a close contact of a confirmed case.
Murphy said he has no symptoms and will work from home for two weeks.
The North’s health minister Robin Swann is also self-isolating after receiving a notification from the North’s track and trace app.
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