Covid-19: Seven more deaths, 20 new cases in Northern Ireland

SEVEN more people have died from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.

The figures released by the Department of Health today increase Northern Ireland’s death toll to 489.

Four of the seven deaths occurred in the last 24 hours. The other three were previously unreported Covid-19 deaths.

Another 20 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, where 4,421 people have contracted the coronavirus.