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21st Mar 2020

102 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland

Alan Loughnane

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There are now 893 cases on the island of Ireland.

102 new cases of the Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Health on Saturday.

There is now a total 785 confirmed cases in the Republic of Ireland, with 893 on the island of Ireland.

Three people in Ireland have died as a result of the virus.

Data released by the Department of Health shows that as of midnight on Thursday night (584 cases), 55% are male and 44% are female.

13 of the cases have been admitted to intensive care units while 55% of all the cases have been identified in Dublin.

People in Ireland have recently been urged to treat each other like “pariahs” by health expert Doctor Catherine Motherway.

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