The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 59 people with COVID-19 have died, of which 45 were laboratory confirmed.
It brings to 1,159, the number of COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland to date.
There is now a total of 19,877 confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland, 229 of those in Clare, with 17 additional cases recorded today.
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The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
