Weekly update shows 40 more deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland

Forty deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in the latest weekly update by Nisra (Ben Birchall/PA)

Forty deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have been recorded in the latest weekly update.

The figure represents a drop in the weekly toll, down from 44 in the previous week, according to data compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).