Coronavirus NI: One more death and 1,066 people test positive - 19 people now in ICU with COVID-19 - 137 confirmed inpatients with virus

That brings the death toll here to 588.

In the last 24 hours another 1,066 people tested positive for the virus.

That is the second time NI has recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases.

On Friday the dashboard revealed that 1080 had tested positive.

This increase brings the total number of cases in Northern Ireland to 20,158.

In the last seven days, 5,909 individuals have tested positive for coronavirus.

And overall, since the beginning of the pandemic, 406,931 individuals have been tested for Covid-19.

The Department of Health dashboard also reveals that as of today there are 36 active COVID-19 outbreaks in NI Care Homes - and 11 suspected cases.

As of today there are 19 people in ICU with confirmed cases of COVID-19.

And there are 137 confirmed COVID-19 inpatients.

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