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Updated 16 minutes ago
HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed 552 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland this afternoon.
The total number of cases of the virus in Ireland is now 62,002.
Additionally, the Department of Health has confirmed that two more people have died from the virus. It means that the number of people in this country with coronavirus who have died is now 1,915.
Of the cases confirmed today, 63% are under 45 years of age. The average age is 36 years.
In Dublin, 173 new cases were registered, 86 in Cork, 40 in Limerick, 30 in Donegal and the remaining 223 cases in all other counties.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 330 Covid-19 patients are in the hospital, with 47 people in the ICU, a total of 17 more hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
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Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 is now 253.5.
Previously, almost 700 new cases of the virus were confirmed in Northern Ireland.
Yesterday, Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan indicated that the country is making progress in the fight against Covid-19, but it is too early to ease efforts to suppress the virus.
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