The Department of Health confirms that today a further nine people have sadly lost their lives to Covid-19.
This brings the total number of deaths to 347 since the start of the outbreak.
There have also been 73 more cases of coronavirus diagnosed here, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 3,536.
| Number of tests | Positive | Deaths | |
| Position change between 29 and 28 April | *2,243 | 73 | 9 |
| Cumulative total | 25,778 | 3,536 | 347 |
*This includes 824 tests carried out as part of the national testing programme.
| Covid-19 suspected/confirmed Inpatients: | 848 |
| Covid-19 suspected/confirmed Discharges: | 3,510 |
| ICU Beds: | 115 |
| ICU Beds Covid-19 suspected/confirmed: | 33 |
| ICU Available: | 33 |
| Total Beds (as of 29 April): | 3,393 |
| Total Beds Occupied (as of 29 April): | 2,339 |
| Care Home Outbreaks (as of 29 April): | 70 |
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