One further Covid-19 related death has been recorded by the Department of Health in the last 24 hours.
Tuesday's update shows the overall death toll due to Coronavirus in Northern Ireland now stands at 2,136.
According to the report, a further 124 people have tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, with 2,534 individuals having been tested in the same time period.
Over the past seven days, 790 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
At present there are nine Covid positive patients in ICU in hospitals across Northern Ireland, six of those patients are on ventilators.
Last week, the Executive announced a range of measures that could be lifted over the course of the next month.
The first of those relaxations will come into effect this week.
From Friday, April 23:
- Resumption of driving instruction and theory tests;
- Driving testing can resume;
- Re-opening of close contact services including training;
- Re-opening of outdoor visitor attractions including outdoor activity centres;
- Resumption of Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning (EATL) on an indoor and outdoor basis in gatherings of up to 30 people;
- Outdoor sport organised by a club, individual or individuals affiliated will be extended to include squad training;
- Competitive outdoor sport organised by a club, individual or individuals affiliated, with participant numbers not exceeding 100 and no spectators permitted can return and
- Static band practice/rehearsal will be permitted in agreed outdoor locations.
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