Fewer than 5 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Clare this evening, with 371 confirmed nationally.
Clare’s five day moving average of new cases is now 4, while our fourteen-day incidence rate per 100,000 of 42.9 is the fifth lowest in the country.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 13 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
3 deaths occurred in April, 3 in March, and 7 in February or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 85 years and the age range was 60 – 95 years.
Of the cases notified today:
- 190 are men / 181 are women
- 77% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 28 years old
- 131 in Dublin, 38 in Kildare, 33 in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 17 in Meath and the remaining 134 cases are spread across 17 other counties***
As of 8am today, 153 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 45 are in ICU. 17 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 26th, 2021, 1,417,942 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 1,014,640 people have received their first dose
- 403,302 people have received their second dose
