THE PUBLIC Health Agency has announced that another 18 people diagnosed with Coronavirus have died in the North of Ireland.
The PHA statistics are mostly hospital deaths.
It brings the total number of deaths to 176, according to the PHA.
The total death toll is likely to be significantly higher, as new figures released on Friday showed the total number of deaths by last Friday, April 10, was a third higher than previously reported.
Figures from Nisra (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) include all deaths where Coronavirus has been recorded on the death certificate.
A further 137 cases have been confirmed by the PHA, bringing the total positive cases to 2,338.
The figures are correct as of 11 am on Friday, April 17.
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