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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Brynmor Pattison

Covid-19 Ireland today: Cases update as 859 more confirmed with four further deaths

There have been 859 more cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ireland, with four further deaths.

The latest update from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is in.

Of the deaths reported today, all occurred in October.

As of 2pm today, 315 Covid-19 patients are in hospitals, of which 37 are in ICU.

There have been 16 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Of the cases notified today;

  • 415 are men / 441 are women
  • 62% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 35 years old
  • 192 in Dublin, 148 in Cork, 58 in Donegal, 55 in Galway, 54 in Meath (earlier incorrectly reported as Monaghan), with 352 cases spread across 21 remaining counties.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

There have been 56,108 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 12 confirmed cases. The figure of 56,108 confirmed cases reflects this.

There has been a total of 1,882 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

The latest incidence rate table is below.

The Department of Health notes the lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on July 3, when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 people.

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