The Department of Health has reported a further nine coronavirus related deaths.
According to the latest update, eight of the fatalities are said to have occurred within the current reporting period and one outside of it.
The death toll in Northern Ireland now stands at 1,966, according to the DoH.
Thursday's dashboard update also reports a further 253 positive cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of positive cases to 108,027 since the start of the pandemic.
Over the past seven days, the Department says 2,377 individuals have tested positive in Northern Ireland.
There are currently 518 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital and 58 in intensive care.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland must "crawl before we walk" when it comes to the easing of any coronavirus restrictions, the Health Minister has warned.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Robin Swann said caution must be the watchword as new variants of Covid-19 represent a considerable uncertainty.
Mr Swann said the Executive cannot walk the public out of one lockdown, only to end up falling into another in a small number of weeks.
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