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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Shaun Keenan

No new deaths from coronavirus in Northern Ireland for the fourth day in a row

No patients have died from coronavirus in Northern Ireland for the fourth day in a row.

The death toll in the north has remained at 537 for the last 96 hours.

The news was shared by the region's Department of Health this afternoon, Belfast Live reports.

It was also confirmed that a further 13 people in Northern Ireland have tested positive for Covid-19.

Team developing a vaccine against the coronavirus (stock) (ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

The total number of confirmed cases there has now risen to 4,818.

A total of 61,518 individuals have been tested for the virus in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic.

Meanwhile in the Republic, Dublin recorded just one new case of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, according to new statistics.

And a whopping 18 counties saw no rise in infections over the same period.

Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow all saw no further cases.

While Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Monaghan, Offaly and Roscommon saw an increase of just one each.

The latest statistics from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) cover the period up to midnight on Sunday, June 7.

They show that the capital reported just one new case, bringing the total number of infections there to 12,159.

However Dublin remains the hardest-hit region in the country, accounting for 48% of all Covid-19 cases in Ireland.

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