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TWENTY-EIGHT deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in Northern Ireland’s latest weekly update.
The toll is up three on the 25 deaths that occurred in the previous week, according to data compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).
The latest loss of life, in the week ending March 25, take the total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by Nisra to 4,435.
That figure is drawn from different data sources and is always higher than the Department of Health’s total as it provides a broader picture of the impact of Covid-19.
As of March 25, the department had reported 3,302 deaths.
The department’s statistics focus primarily on hospital deaths and only include people who have tested positive for the virus.
Nisra obtains its data from death certificates on which Covid-19 is recorded as a factor by a medical professional, regardless of where the death took place or whether the patient tested positive.
