Coronavirus NI: Death toll jumps up to 1,073 after 14 more people die - 351 people test positive for virus - total of 421 patients in our hospitals fighting COVID-19 and 28 in ICU

Another 14 people have died after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Department of Health.

By Gemma Murray

Published 8th Dec 2020, 14:39 BST

Updated 8th Dec 2020, 17:07 BST

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The latest dashboard shows that 11 died within the last 24 hours and another 3 outside that period.

That means that a total of 1,073 people have died in NI so far with Coronavirus.

Another 351 people have been diagnosed as having the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile 2,958 have tested positive within the last 7 days.

There are currently 421 patients with COVID-19 in our hospitals - with 28 of those fighting for their lives in ICU.

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