A further 34 people have died from coronavirus, as 221 new cases were announced in the Republic this evening.
The death toll in the Republic of Ireland now stands at 1,265.
The total number of cases is now 20,833.
The new cases were notified as of 11am on Friday, May 1.
Validation of data at the HPSC resulted in the denotification of one death. The figure of 1,265 deaths reflects this.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Wednesday April 29 (20,510 cases), reveals:
58% are female and 42% are male
the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
2,768 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
Of those hospitalised, 367 cases have been admitted to ICU
5,840 cases are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 10,170 (50% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,215 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,154 cases (6%)
Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 33%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
