One person has sadly passed away in Northern Ireland due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health has reported.
According to the latest Dashboard on Saturday, the latest fatality was recorded in the Ards and North Down council area.
The death toll due to Covid-19 in NI now stands at 545.
With regards to testing, a further 995 individuals were tested in the last 24 hours with no new cases recorded.
To date Northern Ireland has recorded 4,866 positive cases of Coronavirus.