National news updates on Tuesday 30th March.
Latest Figures:
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 14 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
12 deaths occurred in March, 1 in February and 1 in January.
The median age of those who died was 83 years and the age range was 68 - 97 years.
There has been a total of 4,681 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Monday 29th March, the HPSC has been notified of 368 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 235,444* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
181 are men / 182 are women
67% are under 45 years of age
The median age is 34 years old
127 in Dublin, 34 in Kildare, 26 in Meath, 21 in Limerick, 19 in Offaly and the remaining 141 cases are spread across 18 other counties**.
As of 8am today, 310 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 67 are in ICU. 29 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of March 27th 2021, 802,502 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
577,641 people have received their first dose
224,861 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 confirmed cases. The figure of 235,444 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 29Mar2021) |
5-Day Moving Average of New Cases |
14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population (to 29Mar2021) |
New Cases during last 14 days (to 29Mar2021) |
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Ireland |
368 |
543 |
164.1 |
7816 |
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Offaly |
19 |
25 |
474.6 |
370 |
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Donegal |
13 |
28 |
278.9 |
444 |
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Dublin |
127 |
223 |
246 |
3315 |
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Kildare |
34 |
38 |
227 |
505 |
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Westmeath |
11 |
21 |
221.9 |
197 |
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Meath |
26 |
28 |
216.9 |
423 |
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Longford |
<5 |
5 |
208 |
85 |
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Laois |
7 |
15 |
187.7 |
159 |
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Tipperary |
16 |
16 |
172.4 |
275 |
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Cavan |
8 |
12 |
158.8 |
121 |
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Louth |
12 |
14 |
154.4 |
199 |
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Wexford |
10 |
15 |
145.6 |
218 |
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Roscommon |
0 |
3 |
127 |
82 |
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Waterford |
<5 |
7 |
116.2 |
135 |
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Galway |
<5 |
16 |
113.2 |
292 |
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Wicklow |
13 |
16 |
113 |
161 |
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Limerick |
21 |
19 |
105.7 |
206 |
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Carlow |
6 |
3 |
105.4 |
60 |
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Leitrim |
<5 |
2 |
68.7 |
22 |
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Mayo |
5 |
9 |
68.2 |
89 |
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Clare |
<5 |
5 |
61.4 |
73 |
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Sligo |
0 |
0 |
59.5 |
39 |
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Monaghan |
5 |
3 |
48.9 |
30 |
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Kilkenny |
0 |
2 |
45.3 |
45 |
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Cork |
14 |
Multyfarnham’s Tomas Loughrey won the title at the Lakeland Dairies Supreme Milk Quality Awards.
Local councillor Claire Murray says lots is being done to develop housing and jobs in Rhode.
Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke says it should be in place by the end of the year.
Sinn Fein councillor Claire Murray feels the road network need substantial investment.
5.3kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €108,000 was seized.
It includes a touchless car wash, a plant room and a water recycling system.
Meán Scoil an Chlochair in Kilbeggan are now included in the scheme.
Tullamore Town FC Chairperson Alan Kelly lodged the application.
June 23rd marked the conclusion of the "Driving STEM in the Midlands" programme.
There will be reductions of 50c/kg and a further 20c/kg expected.
The average price of a three-bed semi has risen almost 4% in the past year.
A fourth person is seriously injured after the incident near Malaga.
The roads are the village's main issue.
The exercise is expected to start at 3pm today.
Marian McNamara has been missing from Mountrath since Saturday.
'One Less thing for Lent' was set up by Cistercian College in Roscrea.
Coalition leaders will consider ending fuel excise duty cuts at a meeting this evening.
Alan Meredith and Michael Bell from Zelouf & Bell have earned places on the Portfolio Programme.
Ireland will take over the Council of the EU Presidency this Wednesday.
The accident took place in Killucan.
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