Covid in NI: 26 further deaths and 1,052 new cases

Health Minister Robin Swann, Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Ian Young and Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride during a press conference in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wire

A further 26 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland this afternoon, while another 1,052 people tested positive for the coronavirus.

There are 840 patients being treated for Covid in hospital and 63 people are in ICU.