| | Good afternoon, The far-reaching impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across Northern Ireland was once again on the agenda this afternoon for Stormont's executive ministers, with the backlog of driving tests and a call to help those pubs still unable to re-open among topics for discussion. Meanwhile, another person has sadly died in Northern Ireland after testing positive for the virus. A further 77 infections have also been detected in the last 24 hours, which means that 467 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the last seven days. There is understandable concern that an increase in Covid-19 infections will follow the re-opening of schools. Today one of Northern Ireland's largest secondary schools has confirmed a pupil has tested positive. Keep safe. Valerie Martin, Head of Content. Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier.
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