By Q Radio News
Four more people have died after having tested positive for Covid-19 with three of those deaths occurring within the most recent 24-hour reporting period.
A further 2,407 new cases have been diagnosed.
There are 477 people in hospital who have tested positive and five of them are in ICU.
Three of the five are being ventilated.
Eight hospitals are operating over capacity today.
There are 154 care home outbreaks and the death toll since the pandemic began stands at 3,217.
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