Coronavirus NI - 49 more people test positive | 452 people test positive in last 7 days | 7,187 people now tested positive | death toll remains 560

The latest statistics reveal that 452 people have tested positive in the last seven days and 7,187 people have now tested positive in NI with the virus.

Meanwhile the death toll with the virus remains at 560.

And there are now 15 elderly people in NI Care Homes with confirmed COVID-19 cases - and six people with suspected cases.

No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 560.

A total of 3,400 people have been tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, with 49 testing positive.

Figures from the Department of Health show that 17 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital, with two remaining in intensive care.

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland six months ago, a total of 225,460 people have been tested for the virus.

Figures show that there are currently 15 active outbreak in care homes. A total of 180 outbreaks in care homes have been closed.

There were a total of 452 new cases recorded last week and 817 in the last two weeks. Belfast has the highest number of positive Covid-19 cases across Northern Ireland with a total of 1,732 cases reported since the outbreak.

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