25 further people have died after contracting Covid-19 in the Republic. The death toll across the country from the disease is now 288.
480 cases have been detected – with the total number of positive tests now standing at 7,054. Tipperary now has 151 confirmed cases.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has released the following:
Of the 25 deaths:
- the median age was 82
- the mean age was 70 (the difference between the median and the mean can be explained by the wide age range of deaths – which is between 32 and 105)
- the people included 11 females and 14 males
- 16 of the 28 had an underlying condition
There have now been 287 COVID-19-related deaths in Ireland.
480 new cases of COVID-19 in Ireland have been confirmed. There are now 7054 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Including test results which have been sent to Germany for testing (which may include tests from older cases) the total figure of those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland now stands at 8089.
You can see the latest data on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Dashboard.
Breakdown of the 263 COVID-19 deaths in Ireland
- 200 cases (70%) occurred in a hospital environment
- 31 cases (10%) were in Intensive Care Units
- 242 (84%) cases had underlying health conditions
- 175 were male and 112 were female
- the median age was 82
- the mean age was 70 (the difference between the median and the mean can be explained by the wide age range of deaths – which is between 32 and 105)
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 7071 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 1631 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 233 | |
| Total number of deaths | 283 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 1949 | |
| Number clusters notified | 333 | |
| Median age | 48 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 8 April.
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 3788 | 53.6 |
| Male | 2923 | 45.4 |
| Unknown | 72 | 1 |
| Total | 7071 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 8 April.
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 16 | 0.2 |
| 1 – 4 | 20 | 0.3 |
| 5 – 14 | 45 | 0.6 |
| 15 – 24 | 423 | 6 |
| 25 – 34 | 1220 | 17.3 |
| 35 – 44 | 1304 | 18.4 |
| 45 – 54 | 1339 | 18.9 |
| 55 – 64 | 1015 | 14.4 |
| 65+ | 1670 | 23.6 |
| Unknown | 19 | 0.3 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 8 April.
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 66% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 25% |
| Travel Abroad | 9% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 8 April.
Note:
In the event that a person tests positive for COVID-19 and hasn’t been abroad or had contact with another confirmed case in Ireland, that’s known as community transmission.
In the event that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 can be linked to another confirmed case in Ireland, that’s known as local transmission.
Hospitalised cases by age group
| Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
| <5 | 10 | 0.6 |
| 5 – 14 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 15 – 24 | 39 | 2.4 |
| 25 – 34 | 115 | 7.1 |
| 35 – 44 | 137 | 8.4 |
| 45 – 54 | 249 | 15.3 |
| 55 – 64 | 256 | 15.7 |
| 65+ | 819 | 50.2 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 8 April.
Cases by county
| Carlow | 19 | 0.3% |
| Cavan | 151 | 2.1% |
| Clare | 69 | 1% |
| Cork | 503 | 7.1% |
| Donegal | 145 | 2.1% |
| Dublin | 3873 | 54.8% |
| Galway | 160 | 2.3% |
| Kerry | 145 | 2.1% |
| Kildare | 290 | 4.1% |
| Kilkenny | 96 | 1.4% |
| Laois | 49 | 0.7% |
| Leitrim | 25 | 0.4% |
| Limerick | 186 | 2.6% |
| Longford | 41 | 0.6% |
| Louth | 116 | 1.6% |
| Mayo | 153 | 2.2% |
| Meath | 206 | 2.9% |
| Monaghan | 63 | 1% |
| Offaly | 88 | 1.2% |
| Roscommon | 26 | 0.4% |
| Sligo | 31 | 0.4% |
| Tipperary | 151 | 2.1% |
| Waterford | 60 | 0.8% |
| Westmeath | 152 | 2.1% |
| Wexford | 30 | 0.4% |
| Wicklow | 237 | 3.4% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Wednesday 8 April.
≤ means ‘less than or equal to’.
