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Latest updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Published: 21 April 2020
From: Department of Health

The latest news as of 6pm on Tuesday 21 April 2020

44 new deaths and 388 new cases confirmed

  • the HPSC has been notified that 44 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died, bringing the total to 730 deaths (1 death has been de-notified from earlier figures)
  • 388 additional cases have been confirmed in Ireland
  • there are now 16,040 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland

Location of deaths

    East of Ireland 37
    West of Ireland 2
    North-west of Ireland 2
    South of Ireland 3

Breakdown of the 44 deaths

  • 26 females and 18 males
  • the median age of the people who died was 87
  • 33 people had underlying health conditions

There have now been 730 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Breakdown of the 730 total COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland

  • 363 (49.7%) deaths occurred in a hospital setting
  • 47 (6.4%) occurred in Intensive Care Units (ICU)
  • 396 males (54%) and 333 females (46%)
  • the median age was 83

Press release and county-by-county figures

Read the county-by-county breakdowns here.

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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