Daniel McConnell: How we calculate Covid deaths really does count 

A proper debate about how we calculate Covid-related deaths is warranted as we begin to learn the lessons of this 15-month-old nightmare

Ahead of next week’s announcement about our next step as a country on the path to freedom, it is legitimate to question whether the higher number of deaths reported allowed the case for extending lockdown to be made easier. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie 

Every night, many of us tune into the news to hear the latest numbers.

Not the lotto numbers, but the latest number of deaths and cases from Covid-19.