There have been 512 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed to the Department of Health. The number of people with the disease in ICU is unchanged since yesterday at 14.
In total, there are 46 people in hospital with coronavirus. In Northern Ireland, one person has died with Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, after a three-week period in which no fatalities were recorded.
A further 339 new infections were also reported there. Earlier today, the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, announced an expansion of the vaccination roll-out programme to younger people.
It will see the 18-34 age group being able to 'opt in' for Janssen or AstraZeneca for earlier vaccination. Also today, the Government revealed it will buy one million Covid-19 vaccine doses from