Covid-19: Eight more coronavirus-related deaths in NI
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Eight more people have died in Northern Ireland after contracting Covid-19.
That brings the Department of Health's death toll, based on a positive test result being recorded, to 716.
There were also a further 685 positive Covid-19 tests recorded since Saturday, bringing the Department of Health's total to 39,116.
The number of people in intensive care (48) and those requiring ventilation support (41) is unchanged from Saturday.
But the number of hospital inpatients has risen by 15, to 361.
Hospitals are operating at 93% capacity, down from a peak of 103% in the past week.
Since 17 October, Northern Ireland has been put under tighter restrictions, in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
On Saturday First Minister Arlene Foster said the current restrictions in Northern Ireland will end "as planned" on 13 November, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a second lockdown for England.
In a tweet, Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill reminded people that the restrictions in England do not apply in Northern Ireland.
Schools in Northern Ireland will reopen on Monday.
There have been 17 more hospital admissions in the Republic of Ireland in the past 24 hours
In the Republic of Ireland, two further deaths related to Covid-19 were announced on Sunday.
There have now been 1,915 coronavirus-related deaths in the country to date.
Some 552 new confirmed cases were also announced, bringing that total to 62,002.
As of 14:00 local time, 330 Covid patients are in hospital in the Irish Republic, 47 of which are in intensive care units.
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