The Department of Health has been notified of 68 deaths related to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
50 of those deaths occurred this month, 15 took place in January and two deaths occurred in December.
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 68 additional deaths related to #COVID19.
50 of these deaths occurred in February,15 occurred in January and 2 in December.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) February 9, 2021
The date of one death identified is currently under investigation.
The median age of those who died is 85, with the age range between 43 and 96.
Meanwhile, the Department has also been notified of 556 new cases of the virus.
284 of today's cases are identified in men while 568 are in women.
Most people -60% - are under 45 years of age.
If you have symptoms of #COVID19 you should self-isolate (stay in your room) and phone your GP to see if you need a test. The test is free. Do not go to the shops or pharmacy for any reason - ask them to deliver or ask someone to go for you. https://t.co/TpV0JvQBb5 pic.twitter.com/yMjhpiZf1F
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) February 9, 2021
The median age is 39 years old.
Most of today's cases were identified in Dublin, where there are 163 new cases.
Elsewhere, there are 45 new cases in Limerick, 38 in Galway, 34 in Cork and 29 in Waterford.
The remaining 247 cases are spread across all other counties
Meanwhile, there have been 54 additional hospitalisations in the past twenty-four hours.
In total, there are 1,104 Covid-19 patients in hospitals - 182 of whom are in intensive care.
The 14 Day incident rate is estimated to be 319 cases per 100,000 population.
