Number of coronavirus deaths in NI rises to 22

Another person who tested positive for the coronavirus in Northern Ireland has sadly died, taking the total to 22.

According to the latest figures, 533 positive cases of Covid-19 have now been recorded – a day-on-day increase of 123.

It comes as a group of UK manufacturers has received a Government order to build 10,000 ventilators to help treat patients.

The consortium - which includes car makers, Formula One teams, and airplane manufacturers - is ready to start producing medical devices under the name Project Oyster.

Ministers have been trying to boost the number of ventilators in recent weeks as they look to increase the stock of just over 8,000 already available to the NHS.

The following companies make up the consortium:

  • Airbus

  • BAE Systems

  • Ford Motor Company

  • GKN Aerospace

  • Haas F1

  • High Value Manufacturing Catapult

  • Inspiration Healthcare Group

  • McLaren

  • Meggitt

  • Mercedes

  • Penlon

  • Racing Point

  • Red Bull Racing

  • Renault Sport Racing

  • Renishaw

  • Rolls-Royce

  • Siemens Healthineers and Siemens UK

  • Smiths Group

  • Thales

  • Ultra Electronics

  • Unilever

  • Williams F1

  • Our Correspondent Sharon O'Neill reports:

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