Coronavirus has claimed 26 more lives in the Republic of Ireland.
And 701 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health.
The death toll here now stands at 1,087. There is now a total of 19,262 confirmed cases of the infection in Ireland.
A statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team said: "The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 26 people with COVID-19 have died, of which 23 were laboratory confirmed."
The latest data from the HPSC, relating to the 18,431 cases recorded as of midnight, Friday, April 24,shows that:
- 57% are female and 42% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
- 2,576 cases (14%) have been hospitalised
- Of those hospitalised, 349 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 5,064 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 9,224 (50% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,110 cases (6%)
- Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 33%, travel abroad accounts for 4%
The HSE said it is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
It comes after the new second person under the age of 25 has died from the infection in Ireland, new data shows.
Figures from the Health Surveillance Protection Centre on Sunday revealed that a patient aged between 15 and 24 has passed away from Covid-19.
This is the second case in this age bracket, following the death of a 23-year-old which was announced on April 15.
However, no details about these cases have been released so it is unknown whether they had underlying conditions or not.
The health chiefs have also not revealed the gender or location of the two youngest deaths linked to the virus in Ireland.
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