Total recovery rate is 70% says Coronavirus expert

The 'total recovery rate' from COVID-19 is 70%, the country's leading medical authority on the virus said today. The encouraging news came on the same sombre day as the deaths of 31 people with COVID-19 were reported. Today's reported deaths brings to 1,190 the death toll in the Republic from the virus.
Today there were nine new deaths reported in the North, bringing the total there to 338.
As of 11am today (April 29), the HPSC has been notified of 376 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 20,253.
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Monday April 27 (19,723 cases), reveals:

In Cavan the number of confirmed cases were Cavan 634 (that's up just up seven from 627 on the day before) and in Monaghan the figure was 388 (up three from 385).

Looking nationally 58% are female and 42% are male; the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years; 2,669 cases (13%) have been hospitalised; Of those hospitalised, 355 cases have been admitted to ICU; 5,568 cases are associated with healthcare workers; of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 34%, travel abroad accounts for 3%.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “We estimate that as of Saturday 25th April 12,222 COVID-19 cases (64%) in the community have recovered. 1,164 cases (6%) have been discharged from hospital which gives us a total recovery rate of 70%.”

Understanding
Dr Kathleen MacLellan, Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Chair of NPHET Vulnerable People Subgroup, said: “Ireland remains one of the few countries globally who has collected and officially reported data from long term residential care settings from the start of the pandemic.
“From the end of March we have seen an increase in deaths in this sector that can be attributed to COVID-19.
 “As we continue to collect and report mortality data coming from this sector we will have a greater understanding of the behaviour of the disease in this setting and it will help us to inform public health actions and clinical care.”

Effort
Dr. Siobhán Ní Bhriain, HSE National Lead for Integrated Care, said; “We have put significant effort into developing clinical guidance for the residential care sector. This has driven the operational response and has been supported by education for all staff in this sector.  
“This work is crucial in making sure our most vulnerable people get the best possible care in what is a very challenging time.”