Covid-19 death toll among care home residents in Northern Ireland reaches 1,000

The department’s statistics focus primarily on hospital deaths and only include people who have tested positive for the virus.

The Covid-19 death toll among care home residents in Northern Ireland has reached 1,000.

Statistics from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) show that up to the week ending March 12, 764 coronavirus linked deaths had occurred in care homes, while 236 residents had died in hospital having been moved there for treatment.