The Northâs health department in its daily bulletin on Thursday recorded 13 more coronavirus deaths taking the Northern Ireland death toll to 1,792.
There were 592 new positive cases bringing the total number of cases in the North since the outbreak of the pandemic to 102,410.
In the past seven days there were 89 Covid-19 deaths which compares with 141 deaths in the previous week.
There was a slight decrease in the number of patients receiving coronavirus treatment in Northern Ireland hospitals. Seven days ago 786 were being treated, the figure now is 768. Hospital bed occupancy is at 92 per cent.
Intensive care units, however, remain busy. A week ago, 70 patients were receiving intensive care treatment for Covid, the figure now is 67. A week ago, 58 Covid-19 patients were on ventilators, now the figure has risen to 67.