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Coronavirus: 18 Deaths; 761 Confirmed Cases Reported Today

Thursday, 1 April 2021 07:47

National news updates on Thursday 1st April.

Latest Figures:

 

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 18 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

Of the deaths reported today 11 occurred in March and 7 occurred in February.

The median age of those who died was 81 years and the age range was 59 - 95 years.

There has been a total of 4,705 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Wednesday 31st March, the HPSC has been notified of 761 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 236,600* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

383 are men / 373 are women

72% are under 45 years of age

The median age is 33 years old

372 in Dublin, 55 in Meath, 43 in Cork, 40 in Kildare, 38 in Offaly and the remaining 213 cases are spread across 19 other counties**.

As of 8am today, 274 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 63 are in ICU. 18 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of March 29th 2021, 819,676 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:

590,688 people have received their first dose

228,988 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.

Today’s cases, 5-day moving average of new cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 31 March 2021) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

  

Today's cases (to midnight 31Mar2021)

  

5 day moving average (to midnight 31Mar2021)

  

14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population (18Mar2021 to 31Mar2021)

  

New Cases during last 14 days (18Mar2021 to 31Mar2021)

  

Ireland

  

761

  

536

  

164.9

  

7,851

  

Offaly

  

38

  

24

  

509.2

  

397

  

Donegal

  

14

  

24

  

281.4

  

448

  

Dublin

  

372

  

223

  

247.6

  

3,336

  

Westmeath

  

21

  

19

  

236.6

  

210

  

Meath

  

55

  

30

  

222

  

433

  

Kildare

  

40

  

34

  

220.2

  

490

  

Laois

  

16

  

15

  

210.2

  

178

  

Longford

  

5

  

4

  

203.1

  

83

  

Tipperary

  

16

  

16

  

163.6

  

261

  

Louth

  

27

  

16

  

162.2

  

209

  

Cavan

  

11

  

12

  

160.2

  

122

  

Wexford

  

11

  

14

  

149.6

  

224

  

Roscommon

  

<5

  

3

  

113.1

  

73

  

Limerick

  

28

  

18

  

105.7

  

206

  

Galway

  

20

  

16

  

104.6

  

270

  

Waterford

  

7

  

4

  

103.3

  

120

  

Wicklow

  

0

  

9

  

101.8

  

145

  

Mayo

  

15

  

10

  

85.8

  

112

  

Carlow

  

<5

  

3

  

77.3

  

44

  

Leitrim

  

<5

  

2

  

68.7

  

22

  

Monaghan

  

6

  

5

  

60.3

  

37

  

Clare

  

<5

  

6

  

55.5

  

66

  

Cork

  

43

  

22

  

48.4

  

263

  

Sligo

  

<5

  

0

  

42.7

  

28

  

Kilkenny

  

0

  

1

  

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