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COVID-19: Eight Further Deaths, 309 New Cases

There have been eight further deaths related to COVID-19 and 309 new cases of the virus in Ireland....
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

6:24 PM - 15 Apr 2021



COVID-19: Eight Further Deaths...

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COVID-19: Eight Further Deaths, 309 New Cases

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

6:24 PM - 15 Apr 2021



There have been eight further deaths related to COVID-19 and 309 new cases of the virus in Ireland.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) says of the deaths reported four occurred in April, two were in February and a further two happened in January or earlier.

The median age of those who died was 79 years, and the age range was between 43 and 92 years.

There has been a total of 4,820 COVID-19 related deaths and 242,402 cases here.

These figures include the denotification of 12 cases.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 168 are men / 141 are women
  • 71% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 35 years old

There are 107 cases in Dublin, 30 in Kildare, 14 in Offaly, 21 in Meath and 14 in Limerick.

The remaining 104 cases are spread across 18 other counties.

As of 8.00am today 184 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 51 are in ICU.

There have been 22 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

In terms of vaccines, as of April 13th, 1,094,964 doses have been administered in Ireland.

Some 769,721 people have received their first dose and 325,243 people have got their second dose.

The seven-day incidence rate is 57.0, while the five-day moving average stands at 358.



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