Four further coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Monday, according to the Department of Health.
The Department also recorded a further 3,295 positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland today.
It brings the total number of positive cases to 483,627 since the start of the pandemic, according to the DoH.
The latest figures also show that there is currently 394 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital and 28 in intensive care.
From January 10 to January 17, the Northern Ireland postcodes recording the highest number of Covid-19 cases were:
- BT34 - Newry/Warrenpoint - 1,000
- BT71 - Dungannon- 893
- BT47 - Derry/Dungiven - 765
- BT35 - Newry - 709
- BT48 - Derry - 681
- BT23 - Newtownards - 658
- BT30 - Downpatrick - 613
- BT36 - Newtownabbey - 606
- BT28 - Lisburn - 558
- BT41 - Antrim - 523
Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Officer has issued a fresh call for pregnant women to get vaccinated.
The warning comes as the spread of the Omicron variant continues to cause high case numbers in Northern Ireland.
Sir Michael McBride said: “This new study provides more evidence that having Covid-19 during pregnancy carries a far higher risk than having the vaccine, particularly in the later stages where it can have serious consequences for both mother and baby.
“Covid-19 vaccination is crucial in protecting women and babies from the life-threatening complications that can be associated with the virus.
“Anyone who is pregnant and has not received all of their vaccinations should not put off getting vaccinated until after their pregnancy."
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