Covid-19: NI records four Covid-linked deaths, 1,060 cases

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 2,517.

Another 1,060 cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, down from 1,145 on Tuesday.

That includes cases confirmed from samples taken in recent days, not necessarily just in the latest 24-hour reporting period.

A total of 229,501 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland since the pandemic began.

There were 397 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals on Wednesday, compared to 384 on Tuesday.

There were 34 patients with Covid-19 in hospital intensive care units on Wednesday, up two from Tuesday.

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