19 deaths and 426 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland
1,850 people have died with the virus in the North. By Lauren Boland Sunday 31 Jan 2021, 2:17 PM Jan 31st 2021, 2:17 PM 13,288 Views 7 Comments
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HEALTH OFFICIALS IN Northern Ireland have confirmed a further 426 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of positive cases in the North to 103,960.
In its latest update, Northern Ireland’s Department of Health confirmed that 19 more people have died with Covid-19.
Since the first outbreak of Covid-19, 1,850 people have died with the virus in the North.
There are 731 patients with a confirmed case of Covid-19 in hospitals in Northern Ireland today, with 69 in ICU.
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