By Connor Stringer and PA reporter.
One more person has died after contracting covid-19 in Northern Ireland, new figures from the Department of Health has confirmed.
The total number of deaths as a result of the virus now sits at 547.
Meanwhile, two new cases were confirmed through tests conducted in health trust labs in the region, bringing the total recorded by the labs since the outbreak began to 4,873.
BREAKING: One more person has died after contracting covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) June 24, 2020
The death toll now sits at 547 according to @healthdpt
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