318 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Nationally; Fewer Than 5 In Clare

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1 additional death related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,023 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 21st November, the HPSC has been notified of 318 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 70,461 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

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Of the cases notified today;

  • 155 are men / 161 are women
  • 73% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 28 years old
  • 126 in Dublin, 45 in Cork, 28 in Limerick, 21 in Donegal, 18 in Kildare and the remaining 80 cases are spread across 18 other counties.

Of today’s cases, fewer than five are in Clare, it is not yet specified just how many are in this county.

As of 2pm today 282 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU. 17 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.