Midlands 103 Coronavirus: Eight Further Deaths And 393 Confirmed Cases Latest figures: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. Of the deaths notified today 3 occurred in May, 2 occurred in March and 3 occurred in February or earlier. The median age of those who died was 79 years and the age range was 55 – 97 years. There has been a total of 4,921* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight, Wednesday 5th May, the HPSC has been notified of 393 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 251,474** confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. Of the cases notified today: