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Irish Mirror
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Cormac O'Shea & Shauna Corr

Coronavirus Ireland update: Confirmed all-island cases surpass 3,000 as North announce another death

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the island of Ireland now stands at over 3,000 after the latest Northern Ireland figures.

Another person with dreaded Covid-19 has died in Northern Ireland - it was announced on Monday afternoon.

This brings the total number of deaths now suffered in the region to 22.

The Public Health Agency's latest statistics, accurate as of this morning also show that an additional 123 have tested positive for the contagious disease since yesterday.

This brings the total number confirmed to have the disease in Northern Ireland to 533.

On Sunday night the total amount of deaths in the the Republic of Ireland rose to 46 with 2,615 confirmed cases in the Republic.

There are now 3,148 confirmed cases of the virus in the island of Ireland - with 68 deaths recorded.

Someone being tested for the coronavirus (Stock photo) (Photopress Belfast)

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said: “While we continue to build our capacity for intensive care, our strategy remains to prevent people from needing intensive care in the first place.

“We know the virus will not survive if we prevent it from passing among ourselves. The enhanced restrictions announced on Friday aim to slow down and restrict the spread of the virus.”

You can follow all the latest updates on our live blog here.

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