Northern Ireland record highest number of Covid-19 cases since start of pandemic

The region is in another wave of the virus, and Wednesday saw the highest number of Covid-19 related deaths since February.

Northern Ireland’s health minister expressed concern as the region recorded its highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day since the start of the pandemic.

Some 2,397 confirmed cases of the virus were notified on Friday, along with nine deaths of patients who had previously tested positive