The official death toll across all settings is now at 44,391 in the latest figures from the Department of Health today. SEE ALSO: Corona pushes children into hard labour to help familiesToday's figures suggest the number of deaths reported on Tuesdays remains stubbornly high. Today's reported death toll of 155 is the exact same figure as last Tuesday. Today's death toll is also 21 more than the lowest death toll recorded on a Tuesday, which was on May 26 when 134 people died. It is well above the government’s official toll which counts only confirmed Covid-19 deaths.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2020 16:16 UTC