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The number of people who have died here from Coronavirus today reached 140, after six more deaths were confirmed this afternoon.
Health Minister Robin Swann revealed yesterday Covid-19 had spread to 32 care homes across Northern Ireland.
It comes after concerns were raised that deaths in care homes related to the virus were not included in the daily Public Health statistics.
The latest NISRA figures for weekly deaths suggest that in the week ending April 3 we lost 55 people to the virus, a jump from nine the week before and one the week before that.
A further 17 people have died with Covid-19 in hospital settings in Northern Ireland in the past day.
It takes the total number of confirmed deaths in hospital settings in the North to 193, according to the Public Health Agency.
Another 148 people were diagnosed with the coronavirus in Northern Ireland, taking the total to 2,486.
Nine new Covid-related deaths were announced by Stormont's Department of Health on Thursday, bringing its total to 347. That toll relates mainly to hospital fatalities and is likely to rise when community deaths are taken into account.
Across the UK, 26,711 have now died - an increase of 674 from Wednesday, while another 43 deaths were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland bringing the total there to 1,232. However both countries used different counting methods.
45 further positive cases of Covid-19 have also been confirmed by the Department of Health....
The latest figures reported by Department of Health now brings the total number of Covid-19 related fatalities here to 404.
A further 14 Covid-19-related deaths in Northern Ireland have been recorded by the Department of Health.
It brings the department's total death toll, mostly comprised of hospital fatalities, to 418.
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There have been 3,934 confirmed cases of the virus in Northern Ireland, with a further 53 positive cases confirmed since Tuesday.