National news April 8th 2021.
Latest figures:
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 7 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
Of the deaths reported today 2 occurred in April, 2 occurred in March and 3 occurred in February.
The median age of those who died was 78 years and the age range was 62 - 89 years.
There has been a total of 4,737* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Wednesday 7th April, the HPSC has been notified of 400 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There is now a total of 239,723** confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 205 are men / 193 are women
- 72% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 35 years old
- 162 in Dublin, 61 in Kildare, 26 in Cork, 21 in Galway, 17 in Donegal and the remaining 113 cases are spread across 18 other counties***.
As of 8am today, 226 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 55 are in ICU. 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 5th 2021, 940,883 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 667,182 people have received their first dose
- 273,701 people have received their second dose
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
* Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 deaths. The figure of 4,737 deaths reflects this.
** Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 confirmed cases. The figure of 239,723 confirmed cases reflects this.
*** County data should be considered provisional as the national Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting System (CIDR) is a dynamic system and case details are continually being validated and updated.
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County |
Today's cases*** (to midnight 7Apr2021) |
5-Day Moving Average of New Cases |
14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population (to 7Apr 2021) |
New Cases during last 14 days (to 7Apr 2021) |
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Ireland |
400 |
408 |
147.3 |
7014 |
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|
Offaly |
12 |
10 |
346.3 |
270 |
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|
Westmeath |
<5 |
10 |
261.3 |
232 |
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|
Laois |
13 |
10 |
240.9 |
204 |
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|
Dublin |
162 |
179 |
225.6 |
3040 |
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|
Kildare |
61 |
35 |
225.2 |
501 |
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|
Donegal |
17 |
16 |
190.3 |
303 |
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|
Cavan |
8 |
7 |
189 |
144 |
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|
Meath |
17 |
20 |
180.5 |
352 |
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|
Longford |
6 |
4 |
151.7 |
62 |
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|
Louth |
5 |
13 |
142 |
183 |
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|
Wicklow |
13 |
10 |
123.6 |
176 |
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|
Wexford |
7 |
10 |
117.6 |
176 |
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|
Tipperary |
<5 |
9 |
109.7 |
175 |
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|
Monaghan |
7 |
5 |
104.3 |
64 |
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|
Mayo |
6 |
5 |
90.4 |
118 |
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|
Galway |
21 |
17 |
89.1 |
230 |
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|
Limerick |
<5 |
8 |
85.7 |
167 |
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|
Roscommon |
<5 |
2 |
80.6 |
52 |
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Waterford |
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