There are 53 new positive cases of coronavirus in Northern Ireland.
The total number of confirmed cases is now 586.
To date, 28 people who tested positive have sadly died.
Prof Karol Sikora, a former director of the World Health Organisation, told the BBC that the peak in COVID-19 cases in Northern Ireland is likely to be during the Easter weekend.
Sales of groceries in the UK meanwhile in March beat all previous records as shoppers stockpiled at home, according to consumer analysts Kantar.
The busiest period was from 16 to 19 March. A total of 88% of homes visited a food provider.