THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of five new cases of Covid-19 in Clare and 10 additional deaths related to Covid-19 nationally. Seven deaths occurred in April, one in March, one in February and one in January. The median age of those who died was 82 years and the age range was 62 – 104 years. There has been a total of 4,866 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight, Wednesday, April 21, the HPSC has been notified of 617 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There has now been a total of 245,310* confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. Of the cases notified today: 299 are men / 318 are women 70% are under 45 years of age The median age is 33 years old 236 in Dublin, 84 in Donegal, 37 in Kildare, 34 in Tipperary, 30 in Offaly and the remaining 196 cases are spread across 20 other counties** As of 8am today, 176 Covid-19 …
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