LATEST FIGURES FROM IRELAND

THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) announced yesterday that 17 patients diagnosed with Covid19 in Ireland have died.

15 deaths located in the east, one in the south, one in the west of the country.

The patients included four females and 13 males.

13 patients were reported as having underlying health conditions.

Median age of yesterday’s reported deaths is 77.

137 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland as of yesterday.

The median age of deaths in Ireland is 81.

The HPSC announced 331 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, as of 1pm yesterday. There are now 4,604 confirmed cases in Ireland.

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with advice to prevent further spread.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan, said: ‘This week, the National Public Health Emergency Team made a range of recommendations to support the response in nursing homes and long-term residential facilities to Covid-19. This remains a priority for our focused attention and we will continue to monitor the rate of infection within these environments and support the sector through this outbreak.’ Data from HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday, April 2 (then 4,014 cases), reveals:

48% are male and 52% are female, with 206 clusters involving 838 cases.

Median age of confirmed cases is 48 years.

1,118 cases (28%) have been hospitalised.

158 cases are in ICU.

1,084 cases (27%) are associated with healthcare.

Dublin has the highest number of cases at 2,251 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 304 cases (8%).

Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 62%, close contact accounts for 24%, travel abroad accounts for 14%.