There have been no further Coronavirus deaths reported in the last 24 hours according to the Department of Health.
Figures released today, Wednesday August 26, show 72 further individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 since yesterday.
This brings the number of positive cases in Northern Ireland to 6,895.
A total of 384 people have been given positive results for Coronavirus in the past seven days.
Figures also indicate 5,157 tests have been carried out in the last 24 hours.
The Department's daily dashboard update shows there have been no further deaths reported in the past 24 hours reporting period, with 559 people having passed away since the start of the pandemic here after testing positive for the virus.
There are currently 17 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital across Northern Ireland and one in intensive care.
A total of 1,537 patients have been discharged from hospital after being admitted with the virus.
The Belfast area has seen the largest increase in positive infections in the past seven days, with 90 people contracting the virus.
Belfast has also had the highest number of positive cases since the outbreak began with 1,644. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has seen 802 positive test results followed by Mid and East Antrim with 628.
The death toll shown by the Department currently stands at 559, 162 of these in the Belfast area.
A total of 209,225 tests have been carried out with 6,895 people testing positive since the outbreak began.
