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27th Apr 2021

10 more people have died from Covid-19, 426 new cases

Clara Kelly

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There has now been a total of 4882 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.

The Department of Health has reported today 10 additional deaths related to Covid-19.

Of the deaths reported today 4 occurred in April, 5 occurred in March, and 1 in February.

The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 77 – 97 years. There has been a total of 4,884 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Monday 26th April, the department has been notified of 426 confirmed cases of Covid-19, meaning there is now a total of 247,489 confirmed cases of the virus across Ireland.

It comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the Government is hoping to give people “full clarity” about Ireland’s reopening over the coming months via a detailed statement on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Martin added that he believes the “real prize” for the hospitality sector and other areas of the Irish economy will be a “long-haul” reopening of businesses.

“We will make a comprehensive statement on Thursday, very comprehensive, and bring full clarity,” he said.

“We have given a broad outline to the sectors we are going to examine before the end of this month. That worked last month, we gave dates and timelines for the month of April, we have honoured those, so far so good.

“We’ve taken the pressure off the health service, significantly, the Irish people have responded magnificently to the guidelines.”

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