Coronavirus: 14 further deaths and 455 new cases

Coronavirus: 14 further deaths and 455 new cases

By William O'Connor

THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 14 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

Of the deaths reported today, three occurred in April, one occurred in March, six occurred in February, and four occurred in January.

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The median age of those who died was 72.5 years and the age range was 55 - 90 years.

There has been a total of 4,783 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Friday, April 9, the HPSC has been notified of 455 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

There has now been a total of 240,643* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 212 are men / 237 are women
  • 77% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 30 years old

As of 8am today, 208 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 52 are in ICU. 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of April 7,, 2021, 1,018,264 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:

  • 716,636 people have received their first dose
  • 301,628 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 4 confirmed cases. The figure of 240,643 confirmed cases reflects this.

 

  • The 5-day moving average is 438
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