The Department of Health has reported no further Coronavirus related deaths in Northern Ireland.
Figures released today, Friday August 28, also show 85 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 since yesterday.
This brings the number of positive cases in Northern Ireland to 7,049.
A total of 431 people have been given positive results for Coronavirus in the past seven days.
The Department's daily dashboard update shows no further deaths have been reported, with 560 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, two of whom are in intensive care.
A total of 1,545 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 117 people contracting the virus.
Belfast has also had the highest number of positive cases since the outbreak began with 1,693.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has seen 840 positive test results followed by Mid and East Antrim with 637.
The death toll recorded by the Department currently stands at 560 and 162 were in the Belfast area.
A total of 217,827 people have been tested for the virus in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic.
