Coronavirus NI: Another 3 people die with COVID-19 - 280 new infections and MORE than 50,000 have now tested positive since start of pandemic - 37 fighting for life in ICU - 146 confirmed cases in NI Care Homes

This means that a total of 936 people have now died in NI.

This is a substantial decrease in deaths in NI.

Another 280 people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours.

In the last seven days 2,955 tested positive for Coronavirus.

According to the DoH dashboard 50,064 have tested positive since the start of the pandemic in NI.

Meanwhile a total of 899,976 tests have been carried out in NI.

There are now 37 people in our hospitals fighting for their lives in ICU - and an overall total of 438 patients with COVID-19 in our hospitals.

There are now 146 confirmed COVID-19 cases in NI Care Homes - and no suspected cases.

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