25 deaths, 822 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland

Robin Swann said although the R number has dropped to 0.7, the number of cases and hospital inpatients with the virus remains high. File Picture: PA

A further 25 people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland (NI), health authorities have confirmed.

The NI Department of Health has said the total death toll now stands at 1,606.