NORTHERN IRELAND appears to be well on its way to eradicating Covid-19 as it has reported its fourth consecutive day with no deaths.
The region's Department of Health today confirmed the new milestone, which means Northern Ireland's death toll from the virus has remained at 537 for the past 96 hours, a figure which will bring joy and relief to everyone who has done their part by staying at home since the pandemic began.
The Department also announced, however, that a further 13 new cases have been confirmed in the six counties-- ten more than had been recorded yesterday.
On 7 and 8 June, the first two consecutive days with no deaths, there were six new confirmed cases reported.
There are now a total of 4,818 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland has recorded its fourth consecutive day with no coronavirus deaths (Getty)Speaking yesterday as the region confirmed its third day in a row with no deaths, Health Minister Robin Swann quoted the Bible in warning "Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring".
In the Republic of Ireland, the number of newly confirmed cases continues to drop: Monday saw just nine new cases, the lowest since before the lockdown came into place, and yesterday's figures matched that, with nine more new cases confirmed.
Sadly, however, nine people had also passed away with the virus, bringing the Republic's death toll to 1,691.
Ireland's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said that "mission has not been accomplished" and urged the country to keep up "the collective effort" to ensure the numbers continue to drop.
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