Northern Ireland's Covid-19 Death Rate Highest Of Any Country In Developed World

9 virus related deaths confirmed yesterday

Northern Ireland's Covid-19 death rate is the highest of any country in the developed world.

The Irish News reports it's 10-times higher than the rate of fatalities as a result of the virus south of the border.

The total number of people who died in the North after contracting Covid is 2,311.

1,320 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Northern Ireland yesterday.

9 virus-related deaths were also confirmed, with a total of 60 over the past week.