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23rd Apr 2021

1 more person with Covid-19 has died, 434 new cases

Clara Kelly

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As of April 21 April, 1,275,828 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1 additional death and 434 cases related to Covid-19.

There has been a total of 4,867 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.

There has now been a total of 245,743 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today,

  • 228 are men, 204 are women
  • 74% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 31 years old
  • 217 were in Dublin, 30 in Kildare, 30 in Cork, 27 in Limerick, 21 Donegal and the remaining 109 cases are spread across 20 other counties.

As of 8am today, 166 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised, of which 48 are in ICU. There have been 17 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of 21 April 2021, 1,275,828 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland, 904,774 people have received their first dose meanwhile, 371,054 people have received their second dose.

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