An 80-year-old care home resident has died as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19, five days after becoming ill.
Magdalene Mitchell passed away on Tuesday.
According to The Nolan Show, two people had been taken to hospital after testing positive at Bradley Manor Care Home in Belfast, where Mrs Mitchell was a resident.
The home said it was treating the situation ‘with the utmost seriousness” and had put in place a number of procedures.
Meanwhile, in England, a 21-year-old has died after testing positive for coronavirus, her family has said.
Chloe Middleton, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, is believed to be the youngest person in the UK to die following the outbreak. She had no under-lying health issues.
Her mother Diane Middleton penned a tribute to her daughter on Facebook.
“To all the people out there that thinks it’s just a virus please think again speaking from a personal experience this so called virus has taken the life of my 21-year-old daughter.”
Chloe’s aunt, Emily Mistry, described her as a ‘beautiful, kind-hearted’ young woman.
Spain’s coronavirus death toll has surpassed China, after more than 700 people died in one day.
Spain is the second worst hit nation after Italy, as infections rose by 20 per cent to 47,610, and more than 5,000 people have recovered, the Ministry of Health said.