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26th Apr 2021

1 more person with Covid-19 has died, 437 new cases

Clara Kelly

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The latest figures show that 1,385,753 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 1 additional death related to Covid-19 on Monday 26 April.

There has now been a total of 4,874 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Sunday April 25, the HPSC has also been notified of 437 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

There has now been a total of 247,069 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 220 are men and 216 are women
  • 76% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 29 years old
  • 169 were in Dublin, 62 in Donegal, 40 in Kildare, 29 in Meath, 21 in Galway and the remaining 116 cases are spread across 17 other counties.

As of 8am today, 184 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 46 are in ICU. 19 additional hospitalisations occured in the past 24 hours.

As of 24 April 2021, 1,385,753 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland, 987,681 people have received their first dose and 398,072 people have received their second dose.

 

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