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There have been no further deaths of people who previously tested positive for Covid-19 in the North.<\/p>\nThere have been no further deaths of people who previously tested positive for Covid-19 in the North.<\/p>\n
Another 159 confirmed cases of the virus were recorded by the region’s Department of Health in the last 24-hour reporting period.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, there were 156 Covid-positive confirmed inpatients in hospital, of whom 18 were in intensive care.<\/p>\n
The number of positive cases in the last seven days stands at 1,085, a drop of 234 cases in the week previous.<\/p>\n
The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus since the outbreak began last February now stands at 115,807.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Stormont\u2019s Health Minister urged continued vigilance in the battle against Covid-19.<\/p>\n
Robin Swann insisted better days were to come but warned of the threat still posed by the virus.<\/p>\n
The deaths of a further three people who previously tested positive for Covid-19 were reported by Mr Swann\u2019s department on Friday.<\/p>\n
The fatalities took to 2,103 the total number of deaths recorded by the Department of Health since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n
The overall number of deaths linked to the virus is higher, as the departmental data only relates to those who have tested positive.<\/p>\n
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) collates information on all deaths in which Covid-19 has been recorded on a death certificate by a medical professional, whether the person had tested positive or not.<\/p>\n
The Nisra toll, which is reported with a week lag, stood at 2,877 on March 12th.<\/p>\n
As of Friday lunchtime, 726,290 vaccines had been administered in the region \u2013 655,581 first doses and 70,709 second doses.<\/p>\n
Health authorities in the region have moved to reassure the public that recent problems with the UK supply of AstraZeneca jabs will not have a significant impact on the rollout plan for Northern Ireland, with a delay of around two weeks estimated.<\/p>\n