THERE have been eight more COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the North of Ireland by the Department of Health,
It brings its total, mostly in hospitals, to 534.
Two of the deaths happened in the last 24 hours while the other six happened in previous weeks, going back to 24 April.
They have now been attributed to COVID-19.
The department’s daily figures are mostly comprised of hospital deaths and where a patient had previously tested positive for the virus.
The latest figures on the department’s dashboard show a further eight confirmed positive cases of the virus, bringing that total to 4,740.
There have been 27 confirmed deaths from Coronavirus in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area with over 160 confirmed cases within the council boundary.
Last week Nisra reported that more than half of all deaths from Coronavirus here had taken place in residential care homes.
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