Coronavirus NI: Another 616 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health - 3,630 diagnosed in the last 7 days - 12 people with virus in ICU fighting for their lives

Another 616 cases have been diagnosed in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health have revealed.

By Gemma Murray

Published 5th Oct 2020, 14:08 BST

Updated 5th Oct 2020, 15:28 BST

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The latest dashboard shows there have been no further deaths in the last 24 hours, leaving the death toll at 584.

Meanwhile 3,630 have now tested positive in the last 7 days.

There are now 29 confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks in NI Care Homes - and 10 suspected outbreaks.

And there are now 64 in-patients in our hospitals with COVID-19 - and 12 patients in ICU fighting for their lives.