Covid-19: Twenty-two further deaths recorded in Northern Ireland

ANOTHER 22 Covid-19 related deaths have been announced in Northern Ireland this afternoon.

The Department of Health have also reported 705 new cases, but say that number if slightly lower than expected due to a technical issue.

The death toll in the region is now 1,581 while there have been 94,539 cases – with 7,051 of those in the last seven days.

There are 840 patients with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland hospitals, which are now at 95 per cent occupancy. There are 62 Covid-19 patients in intensive care units across the North.