Latest figures published today by NISRA show that 14 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in the week April 3-9, 2021.

The total number of Covid-19 related deaths that occurred up to April 9, 2021 has now reached 2,936 with 1,934 taking place in hospital, 772 in care homes, 14 in hospices and 216 at residential addresses or other locations. 

The comparative number of deaths reported daily by the Department of Health to April 9, 2021 was 2,127. 

Further analysis, which includes deaths of care home residents in hospital, shows that of the 1,008 deaths of care home residents involving Covid-19 which occurred between March 18, 2020 and April 9, 2021, 772 occurred in a care home, with the remaining 236 occurring in hospital. On this basis, deaths of care home residents account for 34.3 per cent of all Covid-19 related deaths; however, no assumptions can be made in relation to where or when the deceased contracted the disease.

Separate analyses, based on the date of death registration, shows that the provisional number of total deaths from all causes registered in Northern Ireland in the week ending April 9, 2021 (week 14, 2021) was 245, 43 less than in week 13 and 92 less than the 5-year average (2016-2020) of 337. The total deaths in the week ending April 9 was also 50 less than the corresponding week 5-year minimum of 295.

Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate of nine of the 245 deaths registered in week 14, a decrease of three from the previous week. The total number of Covid-19 related deaths registered to April 9, 2021 has now reached 2,926.

Persons aged 75 and over accounted for 76.2 per cent of the 2,926 Covid‑19 related deaths registered between March 19, 2020 and April 9, 2021.

Over the period of the pandemic Fermanagh and Omagh has a relatively low share of registered Covid-19 related deaths when compared to the proportion of Northern Ireland deaths registered in with 2.5 percentage points respectively lower than their share of all deaths.