By Q Radio News
Another 13 people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has confirmed.
A further 505 new cases of the virus have also been reported in the past 24 hours.
The latest statistics come as four of the five power-sharing parties in Northern Ireland called for an emergency meeting of the Executive to discuss the new strain of Covid-19 found in England.
Government ministers from Sinn Fein, the Alliance Party and the SDLP issued a joint request for an Executive meeting to be held on Sunday.
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