There have been eight further Covid-19 linked deaths in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has announced. There were also another 595 new cases of the virus confirmed.
The death toll recorded by the department now stands at 760. There have been 41,969 confirmed cases in Northern Ireland, including 4,160 in the last seven days.
There are currently 407 patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospital, with 49 in intensive care. There are also 126 active outbreaks at care homes in the region.
It comes as Stormont's Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill said the UK and Ireland need to align their approaches to the coronavirus pandemic.