LATEST: 1,335 new cases of virus confirmed
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A further 1,335 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening.
The number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 282, a drop of 15 since yesterday.
Of those, 65 are being treated in ICU, up four since yesterday.