The cases are not connected.
Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland.
One case occurred when one person recently returned from Northern Italy.
While the second had contact with a person elsewhere in the UK who tested positive for COVID-19.
The two cases are not connected.
It brings the number of in the North who have tested positive to three, meaning five people on the island of Ireland now have COVID-19.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health said: "Testing of patients in Northern Ireland has resulted in two further presumptive positive results for coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to three since testing began.
"In line with established protocols, these Northern Ireland test outcomes have been sent to Public Health England laboratories for verification.
"The two cases are not connected. One individual recently travelled from Northern Italy. The other had recent contact with a person elsewhere in the UK who has subsequently tested positive for COVID-19."
