There have been eight more positive tests for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours according to the Department of Health.
In their daily dashboard update on Tuesday, the Department said that there had been no further deaths from the virus.
There have been 556 deaths from the virus in Northern Ireland.
Eight more people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, and there have been 90 more positive tests in the past seven days.
5,996 have now tested positive for Covid-19 in the country.
The Newry, Mourne and Down area has seen the largest increase in positive cases in the past week with 27.
This is followed by the Mid and East Antrim area, where there has been 20 new positive cases.
Ards and North Down is the only area that has not had a positive test in the past seven days.
1,521 people have been admitted to hospital with Covid-19, with 1,504 of these being discharged.
There is currently one inpatient in hospital diagnosed with the virus. Two patients are in an intensive care unit.
333 people have passed away from Covid-19 in a hospital setting, 187 in care or residential homes, 21 have taken place in the community and 15 have not been recorded.
Belfast has seen the largest number of positive cases with 1,432 people contracting the virus. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has had the second highest amount with 764.
The area with the least amount of positive tests is Fermangh and Omagh.
To date, there have been 146,962 individuals tested for the virus.
