Covid-19 related deaths account for 10.9% of deaths in Northern Ireland

An emergency department nurse (Michael Cooper/PA)

Covid-19 related deaths accounted for 10.9% of all deaths in Northern Ireland over six months, a government statistics agency has found.

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) published the data today relating to the 875 Covid-19 related deaths in the region in the last six months.