2,397 new cases have been confirmed today.
2,397 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the North in the past 24 hours.
It's the highest daily total recorded in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic.
There have been additional 9 Covid related deaths.
388 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals north of the border, with 47 in ICU.
NI #COVID19 data has been updated:
— Department of Health (@healthdpt) August 20, 2021
📊 2, 397 positive cases and sadly, nine deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours.
💉2,395,542 vaccines administered in total.
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