Six deaths and 456 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland

MORE 456 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health.

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

This brings the total number of deaths to 1,978 and the total number of confirmed cases to 67,526.

Of the cases reported today:

• 210 are men / 246 are women
• 69% are under 45 years old
• The average age is 33 years.
• 151 in Dublin, 38 in Limerick, 27 in Cork, 27 in Donegal, 27 in Galway and the remaining 186 cases are spread over 20 other counties.

As of 2:00 p.m. today, there were 254 Covid-19 patients in the hospital, of which 32 are in the ICU. There were 11 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.

Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said: “Analysis of today’s data shows that the 5-day moving average of the number of cases has increased from 354 to 392. We have seen higher numbers in recent days than we expected based on the encouraging trends of the last three weeks.

“We are concerned that this progress is at risk. We have to remember that the virus is still very active in the community and we cannot lose our guard. Nphet will continue to closely monitor the situation for the next few days.

“We all need to focus on what we can do to stop the spread of this disease; wash our hands regularly, cover our faces, keep distance from others, avoid crowds, limit our social network, know the symptoms, isolate ourselves and contact a family doctor if we have them. Stay home and restrict our movements if you are a close contact from a confirmed case. “