It brings the death toll to 235.
25 more people have died from Coronavirus in Ireland. Out of today's deaths, 13 of the victims were located in the east, eight in the north, two in the south and two in the west of the country.
18 of the deceased reportedly had underlying health conditions.
It means a total of 235 patients have now lost their lives to the virus here in Ireland.
An additional 365 new cases have also been confirmed by health officials today. It brings to 6,074 the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
Today's data shows that out of the confirmed cases:
- 46% are male and 53% are female
- There are 299 clusters involving 1,288 cases
- The median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 1,472 cases (25%) have been hospitalised
- Of those hospitalised, 224 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 1,568 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 3,268, (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 431 cases (7%)
Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) advised that it is currently too early to start lifting physical distancing measures.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said;
“Ireland continues to follow ECDC guidance with regards to testing, contact tracing and the implementation of community measures such as physical distancing and cocooning. This is the most effective way we have of slowing down the spread of this virus and saving lives.
“Our public health guidance is under constant review and the National Public Health Emergency Team will meet again on Friday morning to review the impact of ongoing measures.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, added that:
“The ECDC has said that the probability of continued spread of COVID-19 is very high. The risk of exceeding the capacity of the health system remains high even in countries like Ireland where significant public health restrictions have been put in place.
“It is for these reasons that we continue to ask people to stay at home and to follow public health advice. While we know these measures are difficult especially as we approach a sunny, bank holiday weekend, the efforts we are seeing from the public are having an impact and making a real difference.”
