There have been eight further Covid-related deaths and 393 new cases of the disease notified to the Department of Health. Of the deaths notified today, three occurred in May, two in March and three in February or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 79 years and the age range was 55 – 97 years. The number of people with coronavirus in ICU is 36, a reduction of one compared to yesterday.
There are 131 Covid patients in hospital in total with 16 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. Of the cases notified today, 175 are men, 211 are women and 79% are under 45 years of age.
The median age is 28-years-old. There were 173 cases in Dublin, 42 in Cork, 34 in Kildare, 26 in Donegal, 15 in Meath and the remaining 103 cases are