Another 243 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ireland, with seven further deaths.
The latest statement from NPHET is in.
Of the cases notified today;
- 137 are men / 104 are women
- 71% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 32 years old
- 91 in Dublin, 26 in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 16 in Waterford, 15 in Limerick, and the remaining 77 cases are spread across another 18 counties.
As of 2pm today, 254 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU.
There have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
There is now a total of 71,942 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
There has been a total of 2,050 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 27 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
Meanwhile, nine more people have died after contracting coronavirus in Northern Ireland, the UK's Department of Health has said.
An additional 315 cases of the virus have also been confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
It brings the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland to 983, while case numbers now total 51,824.
One of the nine latest deaths notified fell outside the 24-hour period, according to the Department of Health.
There are currently 410 Covid-19 patients in hospital in Northern Ireland, with 33 in intensive care units. There are currently 16 ICU beds available in the health service.
