Strong grounds for optimism as today s Covid figures announced
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There have also been 425 additional confirmed cases.
There has now been a total of 254,870 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland and 4,941 deaths.
Of the four deaths recorded today, one occurred in January, one occurred in February and two occurred in May.
More than 78% of today s cases are under the age of 45, with 4% in people aged over 65. The median age was 29. As of 11.30am, there were 39 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in ICU.
Speaking at this afternoon s Department of Heath briefing, the Chair of NPHET s Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Professor Philip Nolan said the epidemiological situation of the virus in Ireland is stable , adding that there are strong grounds for optimism .
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Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan
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PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS today announced a further 425 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, with four more deaths confirmed.
This now brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland to 254,870, with the death toll from Covid-19 at 4,941.
Kildare has now replaced Donegal as the county with the highest Covid-19 disease incidence in the country. Experts said the 14-day incidence in Donegal has fall.
Coronavirus: 456 New Cases But No New Deaths
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Officials have announced 456 new confirmed COVID cases; however no new deaths were reported.
It means the death toll remains at 4,937 while the national case total now stands at 254,450.
This morning, there were 111 COVID-19 in patients in hospital – a 15% decrease on this day last week.
There were 36 in intensive care, a rise of two on yesterday.
The five-day moving average has risen to 435. People enjoy shopping at the farmers market in St Annes Park in Dublin, 08-05-2021. Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: “Our key objective remains to follow the public health advice in our daily activities as we continue to chart our way through this pandemic.
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