13 additional Covid-19 related deaths; 1,269 cases; 22 cases in Waterford

13 additional Covid-19 related deaths have been confirmed nationwide and 1269 additional cases according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

22 of today's cases are in Waterford and the incidence rate per 100,000 of the population in Waterford is now 154.9.

Of the cases notified today;

• 657 are men / 609 are women
• 63% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 34 years old
• 221 in Meath, 203 in Dublin, 116 in Cork, 80 in Cavan and 649 and the remaining 649 cases are spread across all remaining counties including Waterford.

As of 2pm today, 312 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. 13 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

There has now been a total of 1,865 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland and a total of 52,256* confirmed cases of COVID-19