Covid-19: 828 new cases confirmed in Northern Ireland

The NI Department of Health has also confirmed that one further person in the north has died after contracting the virus, bringing the death toll in the region to 586. File Picture: PA

828 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours, according to the NI Department of Health.

The total number of cases confirmed in the region since the outbreak began now stands at 16,187.