Covid-19 in NI: Nine further deaths and 549 further cases

PSNI officers patrol Belfast city centre during the Coronavirus pandemic restriction period.

A further nine people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has said.

The death toll recorded by the department now stands at 878.

There were also another 549 confirmed cases of the virus recorded in the last 24-hour reporting period.

A total of 47,711 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the pandemic began.