Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has announced one further COVID-19 related death, taking the total on the island of Ireland to 765.

Meanwhile there are now 17,403 confirmed cases on the island after 159 more were diagnosed in the North.

A total of 15,866 patients have now died from the disease in hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales.

The death toll across the UK stands at 16.06.

• England - 14,400
• Scotland - 903
• Wales - 475
• Northern Ireland - 194

The 482 deaths reported in English hospitals in the past 24 hours is the lowest daily total in nearly two weeks.

Scotland saw 10 more deaths while Wales reported 41 more.

Here, the National Public Health Emergency Team will make its daily announcement in the coming hours.