A further 1,138 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded, the Department of Health has said.
The death of a patient who had previously tested positive for the virus was also notified, bringing the total number of recorded deaths to 2,131.
This morning there were 118 Covid-19 positive patients in hospital, with six in intensive care and two on ventilators.
There have been 125 hospital admissions in the past week, up from 81 in the previous week.
Hospitals are over capacity by 100 beds. Seven hospitals are operating beyond capacity; Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Antrim Hospital, Belfast City Hospital, the Mater Hospital in north Belfast, the Royal Victoria Hospital in west Belfast, the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen and the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.
The average seven-day incidence rate per 100,000 is 421.5. The council area with the highest rate is Belfast on 697.4, while the lowest is Fermanagh & Omagh on 195.9.
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There are 40 outbreaks in care homes.
In total, 2,175,663 vaccines have been administered.
Earlier today, Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Ian Young expressed concern at the "rapid" rise in Covid-19 cases in the north and warned of an "inevitable" increase in death rates as a result.
Meanwhile, a further 1,110 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Republic of Ireland.
As of this morning, there were 89 Covid-positive patients in hospital with 21 in intensive care.
Dr Ronan Glynn, deputy chief medical officer, said: "Almost 7,700 cases of Covid-19 have been notified in the last seven days, an increase of 88% on the previous week. Incidence rates have increased in every county over the past seven days.
"The counties with the highest 14-day incidence rates are Donegal (725/100,000 population), Louth (474/100,000 population), Dublin (307/100,000 population), Limerick (258/100,000) and Galway (257/100,000).
"During this spell of fine weather, we know that the vast majority of people are continuing to protect themselves and others by following the public health advice. This remains really important as we seek to protect as many people as possible through vaccination over the coming weeks.
"As we have said since the vaccine programme began, Covid-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective at reducing each person's individual risk of hospitalisation or severe disease.
"Vaccines along with the core public health advice remain our pathway out of this pandemic - please avail of the opportunity to get protected through vaccination when it is offered to you."
