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Five other people died as a result of contracting Covid-19, officials from the Center for Health Protection Surveillance confirmed.
There have now been a total of 1,922 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland since the outbreak began.
The HPSC also says that, as of midnight last night, it had been notified of 322 new confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Now there have been a total of 63,048 confirmed cases of Covid-19 here.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 296 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized, a drop from 26 since yesterday.
An additional 14 hospitalizations have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Currently, 42 patients are in intensive care units.
- 156 are men;
- 166 are women;
- 64% are under 45 years old;
- The average age is 37 years;
- 96 are in Dublin;
- 35 in Meath;
- 23 in Cork;
- 17 in Louth;
- 16 in Waterford;
- and the remaining 135 cases are distributed in another 18 counties.
Speaking at tonight’s briefing, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan said Ireland was “seeing some improvement” regarding the spread of the virus.
He said: “Due to the efforts of people across Ireland, we are seeing improvements with Covid-19.
“However, we must remember that maintaining this downward trend is now the most crucial.
I urge everyone to continue like this, to ensure that these initial trends continue, “he added.
Validation of the data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 24 previously confirmed cases.
HPSC says the previous updated figure of 63,048 confirmed cases reflects these reports.
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