Three deaths and 939 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland

MORE 939 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health.

The department also reported three additional deaths associated with the disease.

This brings the total number of deaths to 1,885 and the total number of confirmed cases to 58,467.

Of the cases reported today:

• 444 are men / 483 are women
• 66% are under 45 years of age
• The average age is 32 years.
• 262 of the cases are in Dublin, 96 in Cork, 61 in Meath, 53 in Galway, 51 in Donegal and the remaining 413 cases are spread across all the remaining counties.

As of 2:00 p.m. today, there are 341 Covid-19 patients in the hospital, of which 38 are in the ICU.

This is a slight reduction from the figures at 8 a.m. this morning that showed 344 people in the hospital and 39 in the ICU. These are the highest numbers since the end of May.

Earlier today, Northern Ireland reported five more deaths and 727 additional cases in the past 24 hours.

Latest 14 day incidence rates in Ireland.

Source: Department of Health

The latest 14-day incidence rates show that Cavan still has the highest rate in Ireland, at 967.5 cases per 100,000 people.

This is a reduction from last week when the rate stood at more than 1,000.

Meath follows with 667 and Sligo with 442.5. The general rate in Ireland is 309.9 per 100,000 for the last 14 days.

The Health Department noted tonight that the lowest 14-day national incidence rate in Ireland was recorded on July 3, 2020 with just 2.98 cases per 100,000 people.