COVID-19: Six deaths and 612 new cases confirmed today
DUBLIN: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) reports that 612 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ireland. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 219,592.
The health department also confirmed that six more people died due to COVID-19. All of the deaths occurred in February. With this, the death toll from Coronavirus now stands at 4,319.
The median age of people who died was 63 and the age range was between 41 and 86.
Of the cases confirmed, 300 are men and 311 are women. 72% are under 45 years of age and the median age is 32 years old.
The highest number of cases were recorded in Dublin (289). Of the remaining cases, 45 were reported in Limerick, 34 in Longford, 33 in Galway, 26 in Kildare and the remaining 185 cases are spread across 19 other counties.
A total of 554 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised, with 133 in ICU. In the last 24 hours, 19 more COVID-19 patients have been admitted to the hospital.
Ireland has a 14-day incidence rate of 212.2 cases per 100,000 people today. The highest incidence rate was recorded in Offally and the lowest in Kilkenny.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn said that there is currently a decrease in the number of confirmed cases and hospitalized patients. However he said: “We still have a way to go. Our case numbers are still far too high and we must continue to do all we can to suppress this disease over the coming weeks. But if we can do this successfully through March, our focus will begin to turn to what we can do, rather than what we cannot.”
“Yes, we need to be cautious and yes, there will be challenges over the coming months. But together, through science and solidarity, we will get through this and this pandemic will end,” he added.
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