Q Radio News/PA
Five patients who previously tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland.
Another 3,458 positive cases of the virus have been notified by the Department of Health.
Meanwhile, the Republic has recorded a further 26,122 infections.
It is the highest daily total there since the start of the pandemic.
The Department of Health has just published its latest Covid-19 figures. They show five deaths in Northern Ireland and 3,458 new cases in the past 24 hours. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/G4rSpTFti8
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