Five more coronavirus deaths in North as confirmed cases on island surpass 7,000

Another five people have died in Northern Ireland from the Coronavirus.

That brings the total number of deaths there to 78.

Eighty-four new positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours, which means there are 1,339 confirmed cases in the North.

Yesterday, the number of deaths in the Republic surpassed 200.

Overall, there are now over 7,000 confirmed cases of the virus on the island of Ireland.