Covid-19: Nisra records 25 Covid-linked deaths in week
Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of 25 people in the week up to last Friday 18 March.
That is seven fewer than the previous week, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency .The Department of Health's total for the same date, based on a positive test result being recorded, was 3,273 deaths. Nisra's figures are higher because it records mentions of the virus on death certificates, where it may or may not have been confirmed by way of a test.Care home residents account for a little more than a quarter of all Covid-19-related deaths. The majority of care home residents died in care home facilities.People aged 75 and over account for almost three-quarters of all Covid-19-related registered deaths between 19 March 2020 and 18 March 2022.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon and Mid-Ulster local government districts have now recorded higher proportions of all Covid-19 related deaths, compared with their share of all deaths in Northern Ireland .The provisional number of deaths from all causes registered in the week ending 18 March was 301.
That is 37 fewer than the previous week, but 22 more than the five-year average for the time of year of 279.