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Latest updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Published: 3 April 2020
From: Department of Health

April 3

Minister signs regulations to assist with prescriptions during COVID-19

Minister for Health Simon Harris has signed two statutory instruments to relieve some of the pressures on our GPs, pharmacists and patients in accessing prescriptions.

This will allow for the electronic transfer of prescriptions to a pharmacy via an approved electronic system: the HSE's Healthmail system.

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April 1 - 2

April 2

13 deaths and 402 new cases confirmed

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 13 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died.

  • 9 deaths located in the east, 1 in the south, 3 in the west of the country
  • the patients included 4 females and 9 males
  • 10 patients were reported as having underlying health conditions

There have now been 98 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. The median age of deaths in Ireland is 82.

There have been 402 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the number of cases to 3,849 in total.

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See an analysis of the 3,282 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland as of 31 March 2020.

April 1

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 14 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died.

  • 10 deaths located in the east, 4 in the south
  • the patients included 7 females and 7 males
  • 8 patients were reported as having underlying health conditions

There have now been 85 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. The median age of deaths in Ireland is 82.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 212 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, as at 1pm, Wednesday 1 April. There are now 3,447 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

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See an analysis of the 2,990 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland as of 30 March 2020.

January - March

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