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The weekly coronavirus death toll has fallen in Northern Ireland for the sixth week in a row, latest figures have indicated.<\/p>\nThe weekly coronavirus death toll has fallen in Northern Ireland for the sixth week in a row, latest figures have indicated.<\/p>\n
Statistics published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) show there were 19 deaths involving Covid-19 in the week to June 5.<\/p>\n
The Nisra figures give a fuller picture of Covid-19 deaths than the daily figures released by the Department of Health, which focus primarily on hospital deaths.<\/p>\n
Nisra obtains its statistics using death certificates in which Covid-19 is mentioned as a cause, regardless of where the fatality occurred.<\/p>\n
They show that the death toll up to June 5 was 779.<\/p>\n
That compares with 537 reported by the Department of Health on that day.<\/p>\n
Of the 779 deaths reported by Nisra, 395 (50.7%) took place in hospital, 334 (42.9%) in care homes, eight (1%) in hospices and 42 (5.4%) at residential addresses or other locations.<\/p>\n
The 342 deaths which occurred in care homes and hospices involved 78 separate establishments.<\/p>\n
Nisra also provides an analysis around the number of care home residents who have died, whether in their home or in hospital having been transferred for treatment.<\/p>\n
It shows that to June 5, the deaths of 404 care home residents involved Covid-19 as a factor, 70 of which occurred in hospital.<\/p>\n
That means almost 52% of all coronavirus-linked deaths in the region were care home residents.<\/p>\n
With regard to comparative death statistics in 2019, the overall number of deaths registered in Northern Ireland in the week to June 5 was 304 \u2013 33 more than the five year average of 271.<\/p>\n
Over the last 10 weeks, 973 \u201cexcess deaths\u201d have been registered in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
Excess deaths are deaths above the average for the corresponding period in previous years.<\/p>\n