Covid-19: Eleven deaths, 456 new cases in Northern Ireland

ELEVEN further Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland today.

The Department of Health has confirmed the latest figures with eight of the eleven deaths having occurred in the last 24 hours.

The region’s death toll is now 1,026.

There have been 456 new cases detected, bringing to 53,728 the number of infections since the outbreak.

Forty-four of today’s new cases are in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.

There are 413 patients in Northern Ireland hospitals being treated for Covid-19, with 38 of those in intensive care settings.