Professor Anthony Staines said Ireland is not taking the opportunity to learn from our response to Covid-19

Pneumonia was certified as a condition in 3,023 (or 56 per cent) of Covid-19 deaths

The total number of coronavirus-linked fatalities recorded by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency has now reached 4,785.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office found 59 per cent of Covid-related deaths between March 2020-February 2022 occurred in hospitals

There were 45 people with Covid-19 in ICUs on Wednesday morning

The data is compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

A total of 31,224 new cases were recorded in the latest week, although the true figure is likely higher