NISRA records drop in Covid-19 related deaths
Last updated 4th Dec 2020
The Number of Coronavirus related deaths in Northern Ireland has now reached 1,410.
According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) another 68 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in the last week from November 21 to 27.
This weekly registration total fell for the first time since early October.
Of this total, 832 (59.0%) deaths took place in hospital, 474 (33.6%) in care homes, nine (0.6%) in hospices and 95 (6.7%) at residential addresses or other locations.
The 483 deaths which occurred in care homes and hospices involved 116 separate establishments.
While the departmental death toll passed 1,000 this week, the statistics agency reports its Covid-19 data with a week lag.
The NISRA figures ae based on the information entered on death certificates, completed by medical professionals.
They may or may not have previously tested positive for the virus.
However, the Department of Health’s figures are based on patients having previously tested positive for the virus.
The number of Covid Related deaths recorded by the DOH is 1,026, which is 384 less than NISRA’s.
Yesterday (Thursday) the daily dashboard showed a further 11 people died after contracting the virus.
The data showed 456 people tested positive from 3,077 individual tests.
While, 43 hospital inpatients currently have the virus, and 38 of them are in ICU.
There are 18 available ICU beds at present.