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A further five people who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has said.
Another 3,476 confirmed cases of the virus have also been notified in the last 24-hour reporting period.
The department says 3,645,986 vaccines have been administered in total.
The Department of Health has just published its daily Covid-19 update. There have been five deaths in Northern Ireland and 3,476 positive cases in the past 24 hours. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5aOf8eFhzm
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Meanwhile, the Republic confirmed 10,600 new cases on Saturday.
There are also 836 patients in hospitals there with the virus - 78 in ICU.
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