THREE Coronavirus-linked deaths were registered in the North of Ireland last week, official figures show.
That is one fewer than the previous week, according to the latest statistics bulletin issued by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).
It said the virus had featured on the death certificates of 876 people in total by Friday, September 4.
The Department of Health’s daily figure for the same date was 564 – more than 300 fewer.
Its statistics are based on a patient having previously tested positive for the virus.
Nisra said there have been 466 deaths in hospital (53.1%) – 81 of those people were normally resident in care homes.
Taking that figure, and the 351 who died in care homes, it means care home residents account for half of all Covid-19-related deaths in Northern Ireland.
In the week up to last Friday, no Covid-19 related deaths occurred in a care home.
Eight people have died in hospices (0.9%) and 52 at residential addresses or other locations (6%).
People aged 75 and over account for 80% of all Covid-19-related deaths.
In the week ending Friday, September 4, the percentage of all Covid-19 related male deaths was 49.9% and female deaths 50.1%.
Those with an address in the Belfast council area account for 249 of the 876 deaths registered by last Friday. Fermanagh and Omagh has recorded the fewest (17).
There have been 29 deaths within the Derry City and Strabane District Council area since the pandemic erupted in March this year, the second lowest of all 11 councils across the North of Ireland.
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