Another 902 people test positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland
Another 902 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health confirmed on Saturday.
No new deaths were reported.
A total of 134 patients are in hospital. Nineteen are in intensive care and 11 of those are ventilated, the Department of Health said.
Almost 5,500 people have tested positive over the last seven days.
Stormont deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill has tested negative for coronavirus.
She will continue to self-isolate and work remotely, after a family member was diagnosed, a spokeswoman said.
Some 1,080 cases were notified by the Department of Health on Friday.
Significant limits on household contacts remain in place across Northern Ireland.
More stringent precautions were introduced in the Derry City and Strabane local government district in the North West, where the virus has raged through the community.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said an expansion of the job support scheme would protect jobs and provide “reassurance and a safety net” for people and businesses across the UK in advance of a potentially “difficult winter”.
Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster welcomed the funding.