The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 16 people with Covid-19 have died.
There have now been a total 1,518* Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 11am Friday 15 May the HPSC has been notified of 129 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 23,956 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
There is 473 confirmed cases in Donegal, no increase in the previous day’s figure
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “Earlier today, Government announced Phase 1 of the Covid-19 Roadmap will commence from Monday 18th May.
“As we ease restrictions that were implemented in recent weeks, the core message remains the same, ‘stay at home’ where possible and follow public health behaviours to limit the spread; hand washing, respiratory etiquette and physical distancing.
“I urge everyone to remember how easily this virus can spread, how quickly we could lose the progress that the country has worked so hard to achieve.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, said; “Over a very short time period we have witnessed a whole of society effort to stop this virus in its tracks. Across Government, our health, social care and emergency services, Gardaí and Defence Forces, businesses and the non-profit sector, media and general public at large, it has been heartening to witness such collective action.”
Dr Siobhan Ni Bhriain, Consultant Psychiatrist and HSE Integrated Care Lead, said: “These past weeks have been particularly difficult for those who have been cocooning from family, friends and society. Today, I hope new measures will bring some relief to this group and that they know we as a society are supporting them wherever possible, including by adopting safe behaviours in physical distancing, hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette.”
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 | 144 | 0.6 |
| Cavan | 774 | 3.3 |
| Clare | 312 | 1.3 |
| Cork | 1256 | 5.3 |
| Donegal | 473 | 2 |
| Dublin | 11557 | 48.9 |
| Galway | 408 | 1.7 |
| Kerry | 306 | 1.3 |
| Kildare | 1352 | 5.7 |
| Kilkenny | 293 | 1.2 |
| Laois | 251 | 1.1 |
| Leitrim | 77 | 0.3 |
| Limerick | 595 | 2.5 |
| Longford | 273 | 1.2 |
| Louth | 740 | 3.1 |
| Mayo | 542 | 2.3 |
| Meath | 773 | 3.3 |
| Monaghan | 467 | 2 |
| Offaly | 435 | 1.8 |
| Roscommon | 299 | 1.3 |
| Sligo | 128 | 0.5 |
| Tipperary | 516 | 2.2 |
| Waterford | 144 | 0.6 |
| Westmeath | 652 | 2.8 |
| Wexford | 208 | 0.9 |
| Wicklow | 652 | 2.8 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 13 May.
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