This is the biggest increase in cases since early May.
However, the department’s weekend figures are not comprehensive statistics and would possibly reflect a delay in case reporting.
According to the most recent figures, 6,766 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in NI since the start of the pandemic.
No deaths were reported, with the remaining total in 559.
The largest accumulation of cases occurred in the Antrim Council region of the Middle East and the East, where 42 other cases were reported.
This is the largest accumulation of positive cases since the onset of the pandemic.
It occurs after the closure of a meat processing plant in Cullybackey, County Antrim, where 35 cases were known among the 500 of the site.
The most recent figures imply that another 10 people are being treated by Covid-19 at the hospital here, but none are under extensive care.
Lately there have been active outbreaks in nursing homes in Northern Ireland and there are suspected of six more.