There have been three more deaths and 32 new cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases has risen to 241 with 10 deaths overall.
More than 3,700 (3716) have been tested for the virus in Northern Ireland. The vast majority, 3,475, have tested negative. Combined with the figures released yesterday by the HSE, there are now 1,805 confirmed cases and 19 deaths on the island of Ireland.
Visiting is to be banned at hospitals in Northern Ireland, apart from limited exceptional circumstances, as part of plans to combat the spread of the virus.
The Department of Health set out the next stage of its action plan in a letter to health trusts this morning and it's understood some hospitals have implemented the