40 COVID-19 related deaths in Derry and Strabane according to NISRA weekly bulletin

In the week to Friday, October 23, there were 42 deaths mentioning Covid-19 on the death certificate were registered across the north as a whole accounting for 10.7% of all deaths in that week and bringing the total number of Covid-19 related deaths registered in calendar year 2020 to 972.

According to the NISRA bulletin: "In the calendar year to October 23, males and females accounted for similar proportions of all deaths registered (males: 49.6%, females: 50.4%) and Covid-19 related deaths registered (males: 50.8%; female: 49.2%).

"In the calendar year to 23rd October, the 75 years and over age-group accounted for two-thirds (64.8%) of all deaths and four-fifths (78.5%) of Covid-19 related deaths.

"For Covid-19 related deaths, those with an address in Belfast LGD accounted for 269 (27.7%) of the 972 deaths registered in the calendar year to October 23."

Almost a third (32.7%) of all deaths in week 42 were classified as ‘respiratory’ (128). All Covid-19 related deaths were included in this classification.