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There have been eight more Covid-19-related deaths in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health announced.
Another 595 new cases of the virus were also confirmed.
The death toll recorded by the department is now 760.
There have been 41,969 confirmed cases in Northern Ireland, including 4,160 in the past seven days.
There are currently 407 Covid-19 patients being treated in the hospital, with 49 in intensive care.
There are also 126 active outbreaks in residences in the region.
It comes as Stormont Deputy Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill said the UK and Ireland must align their approaches to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sinn Fein’s vice president warned that the issue of travel between countries is of vital importance in the future.
Ms. O’Neill added: “We need to be as aligned as possible and the travel issue is critically important as we move forward and out of the second wave.
“We have had different approaches to this across the island and I think that has been really useless.”
Prime Minister Arlene Foster highlighted the importance of economic recovery and the protection of people and the health service.
She said: “We have to get through this in a way where we bring everyone with us and protect the NHS, I think it’s imperative.”
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Infections in the northwest stagnate
Meanwhile, Covid-19 infection figures in the Northwest stagnate, health chiefs said.
A total of 11 patients are in intensive care at Altnagelvin Hospital, with just one free bed, and more supplies will be opened shortly.
Sixty-three positive cases are being treated at the hospital.
Medical professionals expressed cautious optimism that the second wave of infection had peaked.
Geraldine McKay, director of acute care hospitals at Western Health and Social Care Trust, said: “The transmission rate has dropped.
“Critical care is still improving and under pressure right now, so that’s where we are, but patients entering the hospital with Covid seem to have stalled.”
The health services are still in an emergency situation.
McKay said that people in areas like Strabane had done what they were asked to do to minimize the risk of infection.
She added: “There has been a large increase in the number of patients this increase compared to the first increase.”
It has had a “continuing” impact on surgical services.
Several staff members from Altnagelvin and the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh are out due to the pandemic.
Cancer patients have completed their surgeries.
Ms. McKay expressed concern about the number of patients who have canceled their surgical appointments for fear of going to the hospital.
She added: “We are now in a position where we hope to have peaked and now we are handling the very significant situation of dealing with the outbreaks in the community.”
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