The Clare Champion Clare news, sport, entertainment and local notes
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
