More than 40 per cent of deaths in Northern Ireland from coronavirus are occurring in care homes, according to the latest weekly bulletin. Of this total, 437 deaths (52.1 per cent) took place in hospital, 345 (41.1 per cent) in care homes, 49 (5.8 per cent) at residential addresses or other locations and eight (1.0 per cent) in hospices. The deaths which occurred in care homes and hospices involved 80 separate establishments. Comparatively the total number of deaths reported by the Department of Health to July 3rd was 554. Those aged 75 and over accounted for 80 per cent of Covid-19 related deaths registered up to July 3rd.

Source: The Irish Times July 10, 2020 10:36 UTC