The Department of Health has recorded over 8,000 new cases of Covid-19 this week.
According to their dashboard on Monday afternoon, 8,215 positive cases of the virus were reported in the last seven days.
The data refers to November 1 to November 7 which shows nine postal areas recorded more than 200 cases in this period.
The worst hit postcode areas are:
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BT23 - Newtownards - 295 cases
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BT34 - Warrenpoint, Rathfriland and Kilkeel - 282 cases
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BT41 - Randalstown and Antrim - 252 cases
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BT35 - Bessbrook, Newtownhamilton, Cullyhanna - 241 cases
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BT36 - Newtownabbey - 235 cases
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BT38 - Carrickfergus - 218 cases
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BT71 - Coalisland - 215 cases
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BT47 - Dungiven and Eglington - 206 cases
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BT19 - Helens Bay and Groomsport area - 204 cases
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BT48 - Culmore/Ballymagrorty - 184 cases
You can view the full postcode breakdown here.
Meanwhile, healthcare staff in Northern Ireland are exhausted and fearful about what the winter could bring, a leading nurse warned last week.
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Roisin Devlin, the nurse lead in the South Eastern health trust, said colleagues were worried that A&E wait times will increase even more if Covid-19 case rates rise further in the coming months.
Professor Stephen Kirk, a consultant surgeon at the trust’s Ulster Hospital, said there was a “tiredness and jadedness” among staff and concern that more elective procedures may have to be delayed to enable the system to cope with the current pressures.
The senior healthcare professionals were speaking at the opening of the new Acute Services Block at the Ulster Hospital.
Ms Devlin said: “There is no doubt that staff right across healthcare are exhausted."
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