There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
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The HPSC has been notified of 138 confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the total number in Ireland to 29,672.
Of the cases notified today;
- 59 are men / 79 are women
- 67% are under 45 years of age
- 39% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 23 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 68 in Dublin, 13 in Limerick, 9 in Galway, 9 in Kildare, 5 in Cork, 5 in Wexford, 5 in Wicklow, and the remaining 24 cases in Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, and Westmeath.
It is not yet specified how many of today’s cases are in Clare but it is now known that one of the cases reported yesterday was here, bringing the total number in Clare to 478, not including any cases from today.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
