Coronavirus NI: Ten more people die after testing positive for COVID-19 - total deaths here now 791 - 471 infections diagnosed in last 24 hours - 55 fighting for lives in ICU - 416 confirmed COVID-19 inpatients

According to the latest dashboard nine people died within the last 24 hours and another person died outside that time frame.

This means the death toll in NI now stands at 791.

Another 471 p2opl2 have tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours - this means that 3,921 people have tested positive in the last seven days.

There are now 55 people fighting for their lives in ICU.

And there are a total of 416 patients with confirmed cases of coronavirus in our hospitals.

The news comes as a major breakthrough has been announced in the search for a coronavirus vaccine, with the jab from Pfizer found to be more than 90% effective.

The pharmaceutical giant and its partner BioNTech said interim results showed their jab could prevent people developing Covid-19.

Dr Albert Bourla, Pfizer chairman and chief executive, said: “Today is a great day for science and humanity.”

Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health at the University of Oxford, said: “This news made me smile from ear to ear.”

The FTSE 100 jumped more than 5.5% on the news, adding £82 billion to the value of its shares in the market’s best day since March.

The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and no safety concerns have been raised.

Downing Street welcomed the results as “promising” and said the UK will have procured 10 million doses by the end of the year to be given out if it is approved.

The UK has secured 40 million doses in total of the vaccine.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “The results are promising and while we are optimistic of a breakthrough, we must remember there are no guarantees.”

Pfizer and BioNTech plan to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration – the US medicines regulator – by the end of the month for emergency approval to use the vaccine.