Health officials have announced 461 new cases of the coronavirus in Ireland today.
That brings the total number of cases in the country since the pandemic began to 246,204.
There have also been 5 further deaths from COVID-19 in the country, all of which occurred in April.
So far, 4,872 people have sadly lost their lives as a result of the disease.
Of the cases notified today:
- 235 are men / 224 are women
- 75% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 28 years old
As of 8am today, 162 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 46 are in ICU. Nine additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 22, 1,317,165 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 934,980 people have received their first dose
- 382,185 people have received their second dose
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