Cases by county
| Carlow | 95 | 0.5% |
| Cavan | 634 | 3.2% |
| Clare | 232 | 1.2% |
| Cork | 1146 | 5.7% |
| Donegal | 456 | 2.3% |
| Dublin | 9967 | 49.6% |
| Galway | 355 | 1.8% |
| Kerry | 292 | 1.5% |
| Kildare | 1193 | 5.9% |
| Kilkenny | 242 | 1.2% |
| Laois | 218 | 1.1% |
| Leitrim | 68 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 535 | 2.7% |
| Longford | 146 | 0.7% |
| Louth | 655 | 3.3% |
| Mayo | 483 | 2.4% |
| Meath | 671 | 3.3% |
| Monaghan | 393 | 2% |
| Offaly | 282 | 1.4% |
| Roscommon | 150 | 0.7% |
| Sligo | 116 | 0.6% |
| Tipperary | 415 | 2.1% |
| Waterford | 137 | 0.7% |
| Westmeath | 474 | 2.4% |
| Wexford | 167 | 0.8% |
| Wicklow | 589 | 2.9% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Tuesday 28 April.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 43 people with Covid-19 have died.
There have now been a total of 1,232* Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 11am Thursday 30th April, the HPSC has been notified of 359 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 20,612 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
The HSE is 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 28th April (20,111 cases), reveals:
· 58% are female and 42% are male
· the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
· 2,706 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 360 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 5,684 cases are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 9,967 (50% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,193 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,146 cases (6%)
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The latest report of Covid-19 cases in healthcare workers reveals that 34% of cases relate to nurses, healthcare assistants amount to 24% and cases among doctors is at 7%.
“Since the pandemic began in Ireland 72 nurses, 40 healthcare assistants, 22 doctors and 45 other allied healthcare workers have been hospitalised with Covid-19.”
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