⁍ Northern Ireland reported a record number of daily cases of COVID-19 for the fourth time in six days.

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⁍ The regional government introduced less strict closing times for pubs than the rest of the United Kingdom.

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⁍ The UK reported 7,143 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest single figure to date.

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– Pubs in Northern Ireland are now required to close at 11pm instead of 10pm, as the region deals with an outbreak of the common cold-like illness known as coronavirus, the BBC reports. The move came after a record number of cases, 424, were reported in the region yesterday, almost matching the daily high of 422 cases reported across Ireland on Sunday, Reuters reports. The number of cases per 100,000 people in Northern Ireland has almost doubled in the last week to 103.6, according to health department data. Ireland, the smallest of the UK’s four nations, has almost three times the population of Northern Ireland, which has had a record number of cases for the fourth time in six days. Pubs in Northern Ireland were allowed to reopen last week for the first time since March, but they had to close at 11pm local time, later than the 10pm time in England, Wales, and Scotland. The UK reported 7,143 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest single figure to date. Northern Ireland extended restrictions in some areas earlier this month across the whole region last week, ordering households to mix with only one other select household indoors. The highest local rate in Ireland is in the adjoining area of Lifford-Stranorlar, where county-wide restrictions were imposed last week, including the closure of all indoor dining. Northern Ireland extended restrictions in some areas earlier this month across the whole region last week, ordering households to mix with only one other select household indoors.