Covid-19: Eight deaths and 510 new cases in Northern Ireland

Ambulances at the entrance to the emergency department with a number of the vehicle with patients awaiting to be admitted, at Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland, as the emergency department and hospital is currently at full capacity. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

A further 8 Covid-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland have been confirmed today by health officials. 

510 new cases of coronavirus were also confirmed bringing the total number of cases in the North since the outbreak began to 59,631.