There has now been 1,458 deaths and 22,996 cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began in the Republic of Ireland.
A further 12 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours with 236 more cases.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 8 May (22,671 cases), reveals:
· 57% are female and 43% are male
· the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
· 2,986 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 383 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 6,771 cases are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,068 (49% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,324 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,207 cases (5%)
· Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 61%, close contact accounts for 36%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
Here's a county by county breakdown of where you will find all the current cases across the Republic of Ireland;
The counties with a zero after them represent a 0% increase on the previous day.
County by county breakdown
Dublin - 11,068
Kildare - 1,324
Cork - 1,207
Meath - 758
Cavan - 752
Louth - 721
Westmeath - 641
Wicklow - 643
Limerick - 572
Mayo - 522 - 0
Tipperary - 517
Donegal - 469 - 0
Monaghan - 447 - 0
Galway - 388
Offaly - 350
Kerry - 303 - 0
Clare - 303 - 0
Kilkenny - 277
Longford - 264 - 0
Laois - 247 - 0
Roscommon - 235
Wexford - 199
Waterford - 143 - 0
Carlow - 139
Sligo - 116 - 0
Leitrim - 66 - 0
