One person has died of COVID-19, health officials in Ireland confirmed today.
This brings the total number of deaths to 4,136.
Additionally, some 679 new cases of the fatal virus were confirmed bringing the overall number of infections to 215,057.
Of the cases notified today:
- 335 are men / 342 are women
- 71% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 32 years old
- 230 in Dublin, 59 in Limerick, 48 in Galway, 47 in Kildare, 29 in Tipperary and the remaining 266 cases are spread across 19 other counties.*
As of 8am today, 744 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 148 are in ICU. 45 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 18th, 326,475 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 205,955 people have received their first dose
- 120,520 people have received their second dose
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