By PA News
Eight further deaths of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland.
The Department of Health said there had also been 1,030 new confirmed cases in the last 24-hour reporting period.
On Friday morning there were 373 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with 31 in intensive care.
A total of 2,512,860 vaccines have been administered.
COVID-19 LATEST - 8 new deaths and 1,030 new cases reported here in the last 24 hours, according to @healthdpt. https://t.co/b8A9gPwHla
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) September 24, 2021

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