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Connor Lynch

Covid-19 Northern Ireland: Eleven further deaths recorded by the Department of Health

There have been eleven further deaths due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health.

The Department's daily dashboard says there has been 514 positive tests in the past day with 3,736 being recorded in the past week.

A total of 43,902 individuals have tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began.

The Northern Ireland death toll now stands at 802, says the DoH.

There are currently 420 patients in hospital infected with the virus, with 50 of these in intensive care and 39 using ventilators.

To date, 520,673 individuals have been tested for the virus.

Meanwhile, Arlene Foster has expressed hope the Northern Ireland Executive will reach an agreed position on new Covid-19 restrictions for the region.

The First Minister's comments come amid deadlock within the administration on whether to extend, amend or relax the current four-week circuit-break measures, which expire at midnight on Thursday.

Ministers are due to meet again later on Tuesday after discussions on Monday failed to secure a breakthrough.

The circuit-break has forced the closure of much of the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland and halted the work of close contact services such as hairdressing.

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