Three further coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
The death toll from the Department of Health now stands at 2,233.
The fatalities are said to have occurred during the current reporting period.
A further 1,467 positive Covid cases have also been recorded in NI today.
This brings the total number of positive cases to 169,867 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health.
Over the past seven days, the Department said 9,230 individuals have tested positive in Northern Ireland.
According to figures released on Wednesday, there are currently 321 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital and 40 in intensive care.
Meanwhile, around 80% of patients in hospital with Covid-19 who are aged under 60 have not been vaccinated the chief scientific adviser has said.
Overall in Northern Ireland around 85% of people aged 18 and over have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
A lower proportion of younger people have received the jab, 65% of 18-29-year-olds, and 72% in the 30-39-year-old age group have had their first dose.
On Tuesday morning, Professor Ian Young said there were more than 100 people under the age of 60 with Covid-19 in hospital, 80% of whom have not been vaccinated.
“Younger people who choose not to get vaccinated have a risk of developing a serious illness which will take them into hospital,” he told the BBC.
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