Health officials have announced 303 new cases of the coronavirus in Ireland today.
That brings the total number of cases in the country since the pandemic began to 240,945.
There have also been two further deaths from COVID-19 in the country - one of these deaths occurred in March, and one occurred in April.
So far, 4,785 people have sadly lost their lives as a result of the disease.
As of 8am today, 213 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 53 are in ICU. 7 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 8th 2021, 1,045,919 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 735,997 people have received their first dose
- 309,922 people have received their second dose
Of the cases notified today:
- 167 are men / 135 are women
- 75% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 32 years old
