DUBLIN: The National Public Health Emergency Team has confirmed that no COVID-19 related deaths have been reported for the second day in a row in Ireland.
In a statement, the NPHET stated that 575 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Ireland yesterday.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 227,316. And the death toll from COVID-19 remains 4,535.
Of the cases confirmed yesterday,
● 289 are men and 282 are women
● 73% are under 45 years of age
● The median age is 30 years old
232 cases were registered in Dublin, 48 in Meath, 41 in Tipperary, 38 in Kildare, 30 in Galway and the remaining 186 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of yesterday morning, 360 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised, with 85 in ICU.
As of 12 March, 606,904 doses of the vaccine were administered in Ireland. Of these, 443,092 people received their first dose and 163,812 received their second dose.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn said: “While there has been a very understandable focus on the vaccine programme over recent days, we must not lose sight of the danger that COVID-19 continues to pose. While, in time, vaccines will have a very significant positive impact on COVID, they will not stop a further wave of disease over the coming weeks.”
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