By Q Radio news
Northern Ireland is facing the potential of a new wave of Covid-19 within weeks.
That's the warning from the region's Chief Medical officer Sir Michael McBride and Chief Scientific advisor Professor Ian Young.
The warning comes as another 375 confirmed cases of the virus were confirmed in the last 24 hours - up from 278 yesterday.
However, no further deaths have been reported.
Twenty patients are in hospital and two are in intensive care.
Professor Young says younger people will be at particular risk:
LATEST: Northern Ireland is facing the potential of a new wave of Covid-19 within weeks. The region's Chief Scientific advisor's warning comes as another 375 cases of the virus were confirmed in the last 24 hours - up from 278 yesterday. No further deaths have been reported. pic.twitter.com/2ZTpsbcEaZ
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) June 30, 2021
LATEST: No further COVID19 related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland. The number of fatalities confirmed by the Department of Health remains at 2,155. However another 375 new coronavirus cases have been recorded here since yesterday. pic.twitter.com/RSznJPqwr2
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) June 30, 2021
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