Northern Ireland’s coronavirus-linked death toll passes 1,500

A man wearing a face mask in Belfast city centre Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The coronavirus-linked death toll in Northern Ireland has passed 1,500, the region’s statistics agency has said.

Figures compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) present a broader picture of the impact of Covid-19 than the toll reported by Stormont’s Department of Health.