evidence: Two further deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in the North on Friday, bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 2,125. [...] Deaths linked to Covid-19 have fallen to their lowest number in the North since the start of October, newly released figures disclose. [...] While the Department reported an overall 2,116 virus-related deaths in the North since the start of the pandemic to April 2nd, NISRA puts the overall figure at closer to 3,000 (2,919).