Northern Ireland Coronavirus death toll rises with 1,564 new confirmed cases

The latest figures for the last 24 hour period were announced on the Department of Health dashboard
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Seven further deaths of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland.

The Department of Health said there had also been 1,564 new confirmed cases of the virus in the last 24-hour reporting period.

On Tuesday morning, there were 392 Covid-positive patients in hospital, with 47 in intensive care.

A total of 2,376,682 vaccines have been administered.