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NI records eight deaths from Covid-19, 1,031 new cases

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Eight further coronavirus deaths and 1,031 new cases have been recorded in Northern Ireland during the past 24 hours. There are 245 confirmed Covid patients in hospital, with 41 in ICU, 34 of whom are on ventilators.

The seven-day incidence rate per 100,000 is 473.9. The council area with the highest rate is Mid Ulster on 599.9, while the lowest is Mid and East Antrim on 334.6.

A total of 2,284,540 vaccine doses have been administered, with 1,062,797 people now fully vaccinated after receiving two jabs.

Northern Ireland's Chief Scientific Adviser has said the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination are "clear and indisputable." "Back in December last year, for every 1,000 cases of Covid-19 in NI, around 80 were admitted to hospital here,"

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