Covid case numbers continue to rise in Northern Ireland

570 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the North in the last 24 hours.

That's up from 375 new cases this day last week and 188 a fortnight ago.

There have been no additional Covid related deaths.

43 patients are being treated for the disease in hospital in Northern Ireland, with four in ICU.

2,089,000 covid vaccine doses have been administered.