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Latest updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Published: 20 April 2020
From: Department of Health

The latest news as of 6pm on Monday 20 April

77 new deaths and 401 new cases confirmed

  • the HPSC has been notified that 77 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died, bringing the total to 687 deaths
  • 401 additional cases have been confirmed in Ireland
  • there are now 15,652 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland

Location of deaths

    East of Ireland 67
    West of Ireland 4
    North-west of Ireland 4
    South of Ireland 2

Breakdown of the 77 deaths

  • 42 females and 34 males (1 case has not been fully reported)
  • the median age of the people who died was 84
  • 54 people had underlying health conditions

There have now been 687 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Breakdown of the 687 total COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland

  • 348 (51%) deaths occurred in hospitals
  • the median age was 83
  • the mean age was 69
  • the age range was 23-105

Press release and county-by-county figures

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 20 April.

Latest charts and maps

You can view a detailed dashboard showing the latest statistics on COVID-19 in Ireland here.

View the latest modelling data

COVID-19 modelling data - Thursday 16 April 2020.

Older updates

View all the updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) since January 2020 here.

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