The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 11 people with Covid-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,571* Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 11am Wednesday 20th May the HPSC has been notified of 64 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 24,315 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
The figures for Donegal remains at 477 confirmed cases.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “To date, 87% of confirmed cases diagnosed with Covid-19 have recovered. This is very positive news but should not deflect from the impact this disease has had on individuals and families. In addition, it does not change the risk for any one individual who is diagnosed with the disease today, or in the future.
“Public health advice is there to provide everyone with the best protection possible. Please follow it and continue to protect yourself and each other.”
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county.
| County | Number of cases | % of total |
| Carlow | 149 | 0.6 |
| Cavan | 802 | 3.3 |
| Clare | 315 | 1.3 |
| Cork | 1376 | 5.7 |
| Donegal | 477 | 2 |
| Dublin | 11733 | 48.5 |
| Galway | 445 | 1.8 |
| Kerry | 308 | 1.3 |
| Kildare | 1379 | 5.7 |
| Kilkenny | 307 | 1.3 |
| Laois | 254 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 82 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 610 | 2.5 |
| Longford | 279 | 1.2 |
| Louth | 745 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 558 | 2.3 |
| Meath | 787 | 3.3 |
| Monaghan | 485 | 2 |
| Offaly | 468 | 1.9 |
| Roscommon | 308 | 1.3 |
| Sligo | 129 | 0.5 |
| Tipperary | 528 | 2.2 |
| Waterford | 148 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 656 | 2.7 |
| Wexford | 217 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 657 | 2.7 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Monday 18 May.
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