Fewer than five additional cases of Covid-19 in Clare; 365 confirmed nationally

THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of fewer than five new cases of Covid-19 in Clare and 14 additional deaths related to Covid-19 nationally. 12 deaths occurred in March, one in February and one in January. The median age of those who died was 83 years and the age range was 68 to 97 years. There has been a total of 4,681 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Monday, March 29, the HPSC has been notified of 368 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 235,444* confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:
181 are men / 182 are women
67% are under 45 years of age
The median age is 34 years old
127 in Dublin, 34 in Kildare, 26 in Meath, 21 in Limerick, 19 in Offaly and the remaining 141 cases are spread across 18 other counties**.
As of 8am today, 310 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 67 are in ICU. 29 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of March 27, 2021, 802,502 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
577,641 people have received their first dose
224,861 people have received their second dose
The Covid-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of Covid-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s Covid-19 Vaccination Programme.