There have been 448 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ireland today.
This brings the overall number of cases to 254,013.
Sadly eight people have died of the virus. The death toll is now at 4,937.
Of the deaths notified today 3 occurred in March, 2 occurred in February and 3 occurred in January or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 82 years and the age range was 40 – 92 years.
Of the cases notified today:
- 213 are men / 230 are women
- 78% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 29 years old
- 229 in Dublin, 38 in Meath, 35 in Kildare, 34 in Cork, 16 in Limerick and the remaining 96 cases are spread across 16 other counties**.
As of 8am today, 109 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of Monday 10th May, 1,882,635 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 1,376,583 people have received their first dose
- 506,052 people have received their second dose
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