Concern has been expressed at the rise in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Nine people have been admitted to hospital, two of whom are currently in intensive care.
There have been no deaths reported as a result of the novel coronavirus.
However, 48 new cases have been confirmed by the Department of Health.
Health Minister Robin Swann has expressed his concern at the rising number of new cases in Northern Ireland.
The number of people testing positive over the past seven days is now at 194.
“I am concerned about the rise in positive cases in recent days. We now have an average of over 27 new positive cases per day compared to approximately three per day a few short weeks ago.
“It is very concerning that nine people have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19, two of which are currently in ICU. This highlights the continuing threat from COVID-19 and we must all do everything within our power to tackle this,” he said.
The Minister said contact tracing remains key to tackling COVID-19.
And he said the StopCOVID NI app is also fundamental in this fight.
“Since going live I am heartened that there have been over 230,000 downloads however I am urging everyone to share the app with friends and family who have not yet got it. The more people that have it, the more effective it will be,” he said.
The Minister added: “We spent many weeks clapping in support of our health and social care staff and I urge everyone to remember why we did that. The threat has not gone away and our HSC system still needs our support. The measures that we have introduced will help slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep more of our loved ones and family safe.”
He also said it is easy to forget how important social distancing is.
“Do not let your resolve wain. Stay at least 2m from people from outside your household wherever possible and closely follow other mitigations at all times,” he said.