Two further coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Friday.
The death toll from the Department of Health now stands at 2,581.
The fatalities are said to have occurred during the current reporting period.
A further 1,276 positive Covid cases have also been recorded in NI today.
This brings the total number of positive cases to 247,432 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health.
Over the past seven days, the Department said 8,295 individuals have tested positive in Northern Ireland.
According to figures released on Friday, there are currently 360 Covid-19 confirmed patients in hospital and 35 in intensive care.
Meanwhile, a number of changes to international travel have been announced, including the addition of 38 countries to the fully vaccinated policy and the removal of a significant number of countries from the ‘red list’.
The rules for international travel to Northern Ireland changed on Monday, October 4 from the traffic light system to a system for 'red list of countries' and simplified travel measures for arrivals from 'non-red list countries’ who meet the fully vaccinated criteria.
To qualify as 'fully vaccinated’ individuals must have been fully vaccinated for at least 14 days under an approved vaccination programme.
From 4am on Monday, October 11, the list of approved programmes will be extended to include vaccination programmes in a further 38 countries.
This includes those vaccinated in: Albania, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, Grenada, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Maldives, Moldova, Morocco, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Serbia, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations and Vietnam, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Georgia, Indonesia, Montenegro, Namibia, The Philippines, South Africa and Thailand.
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