Five deaths and 720 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ireland

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed another 720 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland this afternoon.

In addition, the Department of Health today reported five new deaths from the virus.

There are currently a total of 58,767 * confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases reported today;

• 348 are men / 371 are women
• 65% are under 45
• The average age is 32 years.
• 228 in Dublin, 130 in Cork, 47 in Galway, 31 in Meath, 27 in Limerick and the remaining 257 cases are spread over 20 other counties.

As of 2:00 p.m. today, 341 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 38 are in the ICU. There have been 29 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.

Earlier today, 722 cases were confirmed in the North in the last 24 hours. There were also 13 new deaths from the disease there.