By Q Radio News and PA
There has been one further death of someone who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
The death brings to 545 the total number of deaths recorded by the Department of Health - a toll that primarily focuses on fatalities within hospitals.
There were no new confirmed cases of the virus announced on Saturday, leaving the total since the outbreak began in the region standing at 4,866.
One more person has died linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. The total number of deaths here, according to the Department of Health, now stands at 545. pic.twitter.com/uPmrLnU7Jq
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) June 20, 2020
This figure is lower than figures released yesterday by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
They reported 802 COVID-19 related deaths here up until the12th of June.
NISRA figures relate to information entered on death certificates, completed by medical professionals.
They may or may not have previously tested positive for the virus.
Whereas. Department of Health figures are based on mainly hospital patients having previously tested positive for the virus.
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