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Members of the Health and Social Care team collect completed COVID-19 tests during coronavirus surge testing at Kilkeel Leisure Centre, Co Down (PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>A health trust in Northern Ireland has suspended visits at hospitals amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

The Southern Health Trust, which manages healthcare in much of Co Down and Co Armagh, announced on Friday evening that visits would be suspended until further notice.<\/p>\n

Exceptions will be made for end of life visiting.<\/p>\n

The Northern Ireland Department of Health announced on Friday that there would be no further relaxations to arrangements around visiting at care homes.<\/p>\n

Recent days have seen a steep rise in the number of new cases of the virus that are being reported daily.<\/p>\n

On Thursday the number of cases notified by the department had risen to 1,083, up from 636 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The North’s Health Minister Robin Swann expressed concern at the numbers, which were above 1,000 for the first time since January.<\/p>\n

On Friday a further 1,380 cases of Covid-19 were reported in the North.<\/p>\n

That morning there were 92 Covid-19 positive patients in hospitals across Northern Ireland, with two in intensive care.<\/p>\n

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