Number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Ireland nears 10,000

Fourteen more people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died in Ireland. The figures, released this evening by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre report 334 new Coronavirus cases in the country.

There are 169 confirmed cases in County Cavan and 81 cases in County Monaghan as of April 9.

The breakdown of the latest fatalities show that 12 deaths were in the east of the country and two in the west. They were six females and eight males; and the median aged of the deceased is 80 years. Ten of the victims were reported as having underlying health conditions.
As of 1pm, Sunday, April 12, the HPSC has been notified of the following cases; 
·        An additional 430 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Irish laboratories 
·        An additional 297 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by a laboratory in Germany 
With the latest German figures included, there are now a total of 9,655 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread. 
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 10th April (8,496 cases) – and including German results received to that date, reveals: 
·        45% are male and 54% are female, with 383 clusters involving 1,653 cases 
·        the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years 
·        1,777 cases (21%) have been hospitalised 
·        Of those hospitalised, 261 cases have been admitted to ICU 
·        2,312 cases are associated with healthcare workers 
·        Dublin has the highest number of cases at 4,514 (53% of all cases) followed by Cork with 648 cases (8%) 
·        Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 66%, close contact accounts for 26%, travel abroad accounts for seven per cent.