TWENTY-eight more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland today. There are 500 newly confirmed cases, bringing the total to 6,574. 263 people have now died in the Republic of Ireland from coronavirus.
In Donegal there are now 125 confirmed cases of Covid-19, up five on the previous day’s figure. There were two deaths recoreded in the North West
· 22 deaths located in the east, 2 in the south and 2 in the west.
· the people included 15 females and 13 males
· the median age of today’s reported deaths is 84
· 19 people were reported as having underlying health conditions
There have now been 263 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 500 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, as at 1pm, Thursday 9 April.
There are now 6,574 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The HSE is now working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Tuesday 7 April (6,444 cases), reveals:
· 45% are male and 53% are female, with 317 clusters involving 1,391 cases
· the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
· 1,521cases (24%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 230 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 1,765 cases are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 3557, (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 472 cases (7%)
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