A further 7,133 positive Covid cases have been recorded in Northern Ireland today.
This brings the total number of positive cases to 439,625 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health.
Over the past seven days, the Department said 50,250 individuals have tested positive in Northern Ireland.
Three further coronavirus-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
The death toll from the Department of Health now stands at 2,998.
According to figures released on Wednesday, there are currently 403 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital and 32 in intensive care.
Meanwhile, The Department of Health has confirmed that from today, people in Northern Ireland who get a positive lateral flow test will no longer need a PCR test to confirm that result.
If your lateral flow is positive, you should assume you have Covid-19 and that you are infectious.
You should therefore self-isolate immediately for the required period.
You won’t need to take a confirmatory PCR test.
It is extremely important that you report your positive lateral flow test.
This will trigger contact tracing processes to alert people you have been in close contact with and to provide them with advice regarding their potential to become infected and spread the virus.
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