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Six more deaths of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported in the North.<\/p>\nSix more deaths of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported in the North.<\/p>\n
The Department of Health said there had also been 1,349 new confirmed cases of the virus in the last 24-hour reporting period.<\/p>\n
The total number of deaths linked to Covid in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic now stands at 2,219.<\/p>\n
A total of 2,310,931 vaccines have also been administered.<\/p>\n
A number of walk-in mobile vaccination centers are operating across Northern Ireland this weekend.<\/p>\n
From Friday, first dose Pfizer vaccines were also made available for 16 and 17-year-olds.<\/p>\n
The first death in Northern Ireland of a child aged under 15 linked to Covid-19 was also recorded on Friday.<\/p>\n
The weekly bulletin of Covid-19 figures revealed 19 deaths in the most recent period.<\/p>\n
People aged 75 and over accounted for more than three-quarters of the deaths, but it also included the first death in the region in the under-15 age group.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a Covid-19 vaccination center in west Belfast is offering all pregnant women a mother and baby pack after receiving the jab over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The mobile clinic at Colin Town Square on the Stewartstown Road, runs from 11am until 7pm.<\/p>\n
There are also limited numbers available for 16 to 17-year-olds to receive their first vaccination.<\/p>\n