Coronavirus NI: Cafe where tragic COVID-19 victim worked to reopen today - wellwishers send support

Over the weekend flowers were laid in tribute to the tragic cafe worker as the Department of Health today said another 39 people have been diagnosed as having COVID-19 in NI.

And a total of 6,430 people have tested positive for the virus in NI.

No new deaths were recorded by the DoH in the past 24 hours.

The department’s daily figures are mostly comprised of hospital deaths, where a patient had previously tested positive for the virus.

No more deaths were recorded, the organisation said on Monday.

Most of the new cases over the last 24 hours were in Belfast.

Mid and East Antrim local government district recorded the greatest rise in the number of diagnoses over the last seven days – 73.

Belfast saw 71 new cases over the same period.

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