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A Northern Ireland man has described how he had to learn to walk and eat again after spending 45 days in intensive care with Covid-19.

Colin Price, 56, was admitted to hospital last November for a separate complaint, before it also emerged he had Covid-19.

In a video posted online, Mr Price said that he was now off a ventilator and out of intensive care, but recalled how his family had been called in to say their farewells when he was at his most ill.

The consistent tally of Covid-19 related deaths in the Province sadly continued on Wednesday, as the Department of Health confirmed another 19 fatalities related to the virus.

Another 1,145 people have also tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, That means that 8,325 people have recorded positive Covid tests in the last seven days.

The latest stats came as a top emergency medicine doctor here said that waiting times at emergency departments in Northern Ireland are “simply shocking” and “like nothing I’ve ever seen”.

Dr Paul Kerr, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Northern Ireland, spoke after new statistics showed that despite fewer patients going through the doors of A&Es here in September, more people are being forced to wait over 12 full hours for care.

Alistair Bushe

Editor

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