Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Further seven deaths and 420 new cases of Covid-19

A further seven Covid-19 related deaths have taken place in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has confirmed. All of the deaths occurred within the past 24 hours and it brings the death toll from the virus in the region to 781. Two of the deaths occurred in the Belfast council area, two in Derry City and Strabane, one in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, one in Mid Ulster and one in Newry, Mourne and Down. Another 420 cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed after 5,762 tests were carried out on 2,386 people on Saturday. Since the start of the pandemic a total of 42,917 in Northern Ireland have tested positive for the virus.