ANOTHER two people have died in the North of Ireland as a result of COVID-19, the Department of Health has confirmed.
One of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while another was previously unreported.
It brings the death toll from the virus to 575 under the Department of Health’s measurements which are mostly in hospitals.
Another 163 cases of the virus were confirmed on Thursday after 6,509 tests were carried out on 3,872 people.
There have now been 8,943 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the North of Ireland since the pandemic began in March.
Over the past seven days 763 people have tested positive.
Of those, 75 were in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area which has had 29 confirmed deaths since the pandemic erupted six months ago.
In hospitals here there are currently 21 patients with COVID-19, with four in intensive care units.
Hospital bed occupancy is currently at 86%, while 23 intensive care unit beds remain free.
A total of 1,607 patients have now been released from hospital after recovering from Covid-19.
In care homes in the North of Ireland, there are currently 27 active outbreaks of the virus.
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