{"id":16923,"date":"2021-01-13T22:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T22:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=16923"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:55:36","slug":"is-there-a-greater-chance-of-a-motorcyclist-aged-67-dying-as-a-motorcyclist-than-being-affected-by-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/is-there-a-greater-chance-of-a-motorcyclist-aged-67-dying-as-a-motorcyclist-than-being-affected-by-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a greater chance of a motorcyclist aged 67 dying as a motorcyclist than being affected by COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Data shows that there have been no motorcyclists of Sammy Wilson MP\u2019s age who have died as a result of a motorcycle collision in Northern Ireland, in the past three years. In 2020, there were 157 deaths registered related to COVID-19, of men aged 65\u201374. At the time of this claim, the probability of being infected by COVID-19 in Northern Ireland was an estimated 1 in 200 (now thought to be 1 in 60).<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n