One week in January saw more than 10% of all Covid-19 deaths up to that point

April 2020 remains the worst month for Covid-19 deaths (Brian Lawless/PA)

The last week of January saw 317 deaths linked to Covid-19, more than 10% of all deaths up to that point.

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that more than 250 people died of the virus every week in the three weeks up to January 29.