Two additional Covid-19 related deaths and 149 new infections in NI in last 24 hours

The total number of Covid related deaths recorded since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 2,059.

It means the total number of individuals to test positive for Covid-19 in the last seven days and since the beginning of the pandemic is 1,440 and 112,780 respectively.

The number of Covid-19 inpatients continues to fall from 302 on Monday to 289 on Tuesday.

There are 124 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Northern Ireland - 34 are occupied by patients with Covid-19; 56 are occupied by patients who do not have Covid-19 and 34 are unoccupied.

Hospital bed capacity across Northern Ireland is currently 94 per cent.

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