More than a third of people whose deaths were linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland also had a form of dementia, statistics show.
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is by far the most common pre-existing condition among people whose deaths have coronavirus links, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency found.
Of 902 Covid-related deaths registered in Northern Ireland between March and September, 327 (36.3%) patients had a form of dementia.
The next most common pre-existing condition was hypertensive disease, which affected 180. The Nisra report said: "Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is by far the most common pre-existing condition, appearing in 36.3% of Covid-19 related deaths.