Coronavirus NI: One additional COVID-19 related death in Northern Ireland - here's how many people have died by each council area
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The total number of DoH COVID-19 related deaths now stands at 535.
A total of 33 additional patients were recorded as having tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours but this comes with a caveat.
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Hide AdTwenty-four of the 33 patients to test positive are from 182 laboratory tests carried out in Altnagelvin Area Hospital on April, 2, 3 and 4 - these tests had not been included until now.
Essentially, this means that nine people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
There are currently seven people in hospitals right across Northern Ireland currently receiving treatment for COVID-19 in intensive care unit beds.
COVID-19 related deaths as per local government district:
Unknown:five.
Fermanagh and Omagh: 10.
Derry City and Strabane: 21.
Mid-Ulster: 30.
Newry and Mourne: 33.
Causeway, Coast and Glens: 38.
Ards and North Down: 39.
Mid and East Antrim: 41.
Lisburn and Castlereagh: 46.
Antrim and Newtownabbey: 55.
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon: 58.
Belfast City: 159.
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