17 more patients diagnosed with coronavirus in the Republic have died.
The patients included 4 females and 13 males.
15 were located in the east, one in the south, and one in the west of the country.
13 patients were reported as having underlying health conditions.
The median age of today’s reported deaths is 77.
There have now been 137 Covid-19 related deaths here.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 331 new confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Ireland, as of 1pm, Saturday 4th April.
There are now 4,604 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Ireland.
For more detailed case information data, visit https://t.co/8Ak2jFalT1
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) April 4, 2020
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 331 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Republic to 4,604.
The number of cases in Waterford remains unchanged; there's 43 confirmed cases here as of midnight on Thursday.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said:
"This week, the National Public Health Emergency Team made a range of recommendations to support the response in nursing homes and long-term residential facilities to COVID-19. This remains a priority for our focused attention and we will continue to monitor the rate of infection within these environments and support the sector through this outbreak.
"The nationwide, collective effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 has been inspiring. We must keep up this effort, continue to protect the vulnerable in our society and ultimately flatten the curve."
Today’s data from HPSC, as of midnight, Thursday 2nd April 2020 (4,014 cases), reveals:
- 48% are male and 52% are female, with 206 clusters involving 838 cases
- Median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 1,118 cases (28%) have been hospitalised
- Of those hospitalised, 158 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 1,084 cases (27%) are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 2,251 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 304 cases (8%)
- Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 62%, close contact accounts for 24%, travel abroad accounts for 14%
