Grim toll: Just under 200 excess deaths recorded in first two weeks of 2021
More than 2,000 excess deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic, it has been revealed.
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More than 2,000 excess deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic, it has been revealed.
A nurse has spoken of her anger about the row over military aid for hospitals here, saying it was not a political issue, but a matter of "life or death".
A further 21 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have died.
The Royal College of Surgeons wants to get operations "back up and running" and says any help is welcome.
Health Minister Robin Swann announced that more than 100 medically-trained military personnel will be deployed in the region.