There have been two further Coronavirus deaths reported by the Department of Health.
Figures released today, Friday September 18, show 163 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 since yesterday.
This brings the number of positive cases in Northern Ireland to 8,943.
A total of 763 people have been given positive results for Coronavirus in the past seven days.
Figures also indicate 3,872 tests have been carried out in the last 24 hours.
The Department's daily dashboard update shows 575 people have passed away since the start of the pandemic here after testing positive for the virus.
There are currently 21 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital across Northern Ireland and four in intensive care.
A total of 1,607 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 188 people contracting the virus.
Belfast has also had the highest number of positive cases since the outbreak began with 2,242. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has seen 1,120 positive test results followed by Lisburn and Castlereagh, with 802.
A total of 303,303 tests have been carried out with 8,943 people testing positive since the outbreak began.
