Claim: The death rate for COVID-19 deaths in hospital is 50% higher in Northern Ireland than Ireland.
Fact-check: Are COVID-19 deaths in Northern Ireland 50% higher than Ireland? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: unsubstantiated. the ireland figure for positive test patients dying in hospital is not exactly comparable with the northern ireland 'daily surveillance' figure which also includes notified deaths of people with positive tests who died outside hospital .
Organisation: FactCheckNI
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2020-04-24T00:00:00