Five deaths reported and 1,012 new Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland

There are 228 patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospital, with 30 in intensive care. Picture: PA

There have been 1,012 new Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland (NI) in the last 24-hour reporting period, the NI Department of Health has announced.

Some 7,090 new positive cases have been notified in the last seven days.