NORTHERN IRELAND has recorded no deaths and just one new case of Covid-19 in a 24-hour period.
The six northern counties have had multiple days with no deaths over the past number of weeks, and on Saturday recorded its first day with no new cases since the pandemic began, raising hopes that it is well on its way to defeating the virus.
The Department of Health earlier announced the new figures, which brings the total of confirmed coronavirus cases to 4,871.
545 people are confirmed to have passed away with the virus, the Department of Health said-- however, the daily death figures released by the department mainly covers deaths which occurred in hospital settings.
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) records deaths in all settings where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, and states that as of 12 June, there have been 802 coronavirus-related deaths.
Yesterday, Sunday 21 June, both the Republic and Northern Ireland recorded zero new deaths and just ten cases-- six in the Republic and four in the North.
There were no deaths and just ten new cases of Covid-19 on the island of Ireland yesterdayIt is only the second time since the pandemic began that both sides of the border recorded zero deaths on the same day.
There are 25,379 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, and 1,715 people have sadly passed away; the Republic's figures for today, Monday 22 June, will be released later this evening.
While the numbers on the island of Ireland continue to drop, elsewhere in the world the virus is "accelerating", the World Health Organisation Chief has warned.
The WHO reported the largest daily rise in global cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began, with over 182,000 new cases reported in a 24-hour period.
Of the new figures, more than 116,000 relate to cases in North and South America, with Brazil fast becoming an epicentre of the disease.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that "the world is in a new and dangerous place" as people grow tired of lockdown and become less vigilant in stopping the spread of the virus.
"Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies," he said.
"But the virus is still spreading fast, it's still deadly and most people are still susceptible."
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