A total of 431 new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in Ireland today.
The total number of cases in the country are 242,105.
Sadly 12 people lost their lives to the fatal virus as the overall death toll is now at 4,812.
Of the deaths reported today, 4 occurred in April, 2 occurred in March and 6 occurred in January.
The median age of those who died was 76 years and the age range was 42-91 years.
Of the cases notified today:
- 204 are men / 226 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 33 years old
- 160 in Dublin, 50 in Kildare, 34 in Donegal, 21 in Meath, 20 in Limerick and the remaining 146 cases are spread across 20 other counties***
As of 8am today, 192 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 49 are in ICU. 13 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 12th, 2021, 1,076,216 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 758,763 people have received their first dose
- 317,453 people have received their second dose
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