Eleven further people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Northern Ireland.
There are 841 new cases.
The Department of Health #COVID19 dashboard will not be updated between 24 – 28 December 2020 inclusive.
841 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Sadly a further 11 deaths have been reported. pic.twitter.com/7Dpo4iR354
— Department of Health (@healthdpt) December 24, 2020
And concern has been expressed by health officials in Northern Ireland over the spread of a variant form of coronavirus. NI’s chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young said the reproduction rate could rise by 0.4 to 0.6 due to the mutation.