A further 38 deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in Northern Ireland in the latest weekly update. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) collated the number of fatalities in the week from 18 to 24 September.
They take the total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by NISRA to 3,443, higher than the 2,538 reported by the Department of Health to the same date.
The NISRA figure is drawn from different data sources and is always higher than the department's total, as it provides a broader picture of the impact of Covid-19.
The department's statistics focus primarily on hospital deaths and only include people who have tested positive for the virus.