The number of fatalities recorded by Stormont’s Department of Health reached 2,000 on Monday, after a further four Covid-19 linked deaths were confirmed

There have been another 280 cases of Covid-19 in the North. Another three people have died, the Department of Health said. A total of 2,955 tested positive.

Cancer patients may die as a result of Covid-19 patients not being turned away from hospitals, the Northern Ireland Health Minister has admitted.

The number of patients being treated in hospital for Covid-19 is set to exceed those seen in the first wave of the pandemic within one to two weeks if current trends continue, the health minister has warned.

A health minister facing two death threats has attacked the DUP’s Sammy Wilson over his language during the pandemic.

Northern Ireland’s health system is in a fragile place, Health Minister Robin Swann warned. He said no stone would be left unturned in tracing two coronavirus outbreaks at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh.

A man has been charged by police investigating threats made against Northern Ireland health minister Robin Swann on social media. A 43-year-old man has been charged with offences including harassment and threats to kill.