Fewer than five new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed in Clare

THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of fewer than five new cases in Clare, while there were 18 additional deaths related to Covid-19. 17 deaths occurred in March, and 1 in February. The median age of those who died was 78 years and the age range was 55 to 102 years. There has been a total of 4,552 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight, Monday, March 15, the HPSC has been notified of 349 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 227,663* confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

• 172 are men / 177 are women
• 70% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 33 years old
• 156 in Dublin, 23 in Meath, 19 in Donegal, 15 in Louth, 14 in Kildare and the remaining 122 cases are spread across all other counties. **

As of 8am today, 355 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 88 are in ICU. 36 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of March 13, 615,934 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:

• 451,589 people have received their first dose
• 164,345 people have received their second dose