HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed a further 13 deaths from the Covid-19 virus in Ireland along with a further 402 new cases.
It brings to 98the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Ireland. The median age of deaths in Ireland is 82. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases now stands at 3,849.
Earlier today, the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland also announced six more deaths, bringing that total to 36, as well as confirming a further 85 new cases. It brings the total in the North to 774.
Data from Health Protection Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Tuesday 31 March 2020 (3,282 cases), reveals:
- 48% are male and 50% are female, with 160 clusters involving 659 cases
- Median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 932 cases (28%) have been hospitalised
- Of those hospitalised, 134 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 841 cases (26%) are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 1,838 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 272 cases (8%)
- Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 60%, close contact accounts for 23%, travel abroad accounts for 17%.
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