Coronavirus NI - Nine patients die in two NI hospitals after COVID-19 outbreaks | MLA tests positive and is now self-isolating | Two additional coronavirus related deaths and 163 new infections detected in last 24 hours

Nine patients have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in two separate outbreaks of the virus in Northern Ireland hospitals.

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Infection Control nurse Colin Clarke looks out from a Covid-19 recovery ward at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. (Photo: PA Wire)placeholder image
Infection Control nurse Colin Clarke looks out from a Covid-19 recovery ward at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. (Photo: PA Wire)
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