Coronavirus related deaths in Northern Ireland have risen to 521 on Friday.
With regards to new cases in Northern Ireland, 17 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours which is one further case since yesterday.
The latest report indicates that one of the deaths was reported in Belfast, while the other two fatalities occurred in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area.
An additional 449 samples were taken from National Testing Centres across the country including at the SSE Arena.
At present there are seven people in ICU in Northern Ireland with confirmed or suspected Covid-19.
102 patients remain in hospitals here with confirmed Covid-19, while a further 456 inpatients are being treated for suspected coronavirus.
To date Northern Ireland has reported 4,696 cases of coronavirus.
