{"id":17050,"date":"2021-02-19T10:31:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=17050"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:55:09","slug":"just-113-covid-19-deaths-in-northern-ireland-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/just-113-covid-19-deaths-in-northern-ireland-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Just 113 COVID-19 deaths in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
At face value, the figure is contradicted by other evidence and ignores or misunderstands comorbidity and causes of death. Data shows that by the end of September 2020, COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for 808 deaths (89.6%) of the 902 COVID-19-related deaths registered. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n