By Q Radio News
No further coronavirus related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland - for the third day in a row.
Figures from the Department of Health also show another 181 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours.
This is out of 2,947 individuals tested in that period.
143 people are currently in local hospitals with covid - 13 of whom are in intensive care units.
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— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) March 26, 2021
šNo new covid related deaths have been recorded in NI - for the 3rd day in a row
š181 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours
š143 people in hospitals here have coronavirus - 13 are in ICU pic.twitter.com/mwj3fa6san
Meanwhile, official statistics released from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) this morning showed that covid related deaths in NI have fallen by 50% in the last week.
NISRA recorded 15 deaths related to the virus in the week ending the 19th of March.
That's down from 30 the week before.
It brings the death toll recorded by NISRA to 2,893.
In comparison, the Department of Health reported 2,103 during the same period.
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