By Peter Moor
47 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours.
On Sunday, 119 new cases of the virus were announced - the highest daily increase since the beginning of May.
In the past seven days, the Department of Health has recorded 354 new cases of Coronavirus.
It brings the total number of infections here since the start of the pandemic to 6,823.
The figures also revealed no new deaths related to the virus.
The number of fatalities remains at 559.

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The Department of Health data also showed 12 care homes here now have confirmed outbreaks of the virus, with 5 having suspected outbreaks.
180 care homes now have closed outbreaks.
The dashboard also provides information on the intensive care bed capacity throughout Northern Ireland.
Only 1 patient with COVID-19 remains in intensive care, with 77 ICU beds being occupied by other non-COVID-19 patients.
Therefore, there are now 16 ICU beds unoccupied across the region's hospitals.
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