By Q Radio News
Five more people have died in the past 24 hours after having previously tested positive for Covid-19.
An additional 2, 605 new cases have been reported in the same period.
There are 506 people in hospital who have tested positive for coronavirus and four of them are in ICU.
None of the four are being ventilated.
The death toll stands at 3,258 and there are outbreaks in 157 care homes.
Eleven hospitals are operating over capacity today.
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