A pregnant woman with coronavirus has died after giving birth, it has been reported.
The mother was admitted to a hospital in Northern Ireland and died on Friday morning, according to UTV.
It is understood that the woman's child was successfully delivered before the mother sadly died.
The woman's vaccination status is unknown at this stage.
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Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew shared the devastating news on Twitter and encouraged others to get their coronavirus vaccinations, BelfastLive reports.
Her post read: "Devastating news that a young mother has died of #COVID19 in one of our hospitals.
"The threat to life is real. For the love of God please get vaccinated against this deadly virus."
Friday marked the highest number of daily new cases of the virus in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic as 2,397 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hour reporting period.
The infection rate in Northern Ireland is now 525.2, compared to 238.8 in Wales. Cases for your area in Wales here.
Last month scientists said that more than 99% of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated – with the Delta variant of coronavirus posing a significantly greater risk of severe disease.
Researchers at Oxford University described their findings as “concerning”, saying that one in 10 pregnant women admitted to hospital with symptoms of Covid-19 often require intensive care.
In a study, published in an online server called medRxiv, the scientists said that vaccinations are able to offer effective protection from the risk of becoming severely ill from Covid-19, with far fewer numbers from vaccinated groups in hospital compared with those who have not had the jab.
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