There are 204 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
The Department of Health has confirmed that a seventh person has died.
The man in the east of the country had an underlying health condition.
There are now 1,329 cases of coronavirus here.
There are 13 confirmed cases in Waterford, as of midnight on Saturday (March 21st).
To date, 17,992 tests have been carried out in laboratories across the country, as of midnight last night.
Today’s data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Sunday March 22nd (965 cases), reveals:
· 55% are male and 45% are female, with 44 clusters involving 243 cases
· The median age of confirmed cases is 45 years
· 277 cases (29%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 36 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 247 cases (26%) are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 535, (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 123 cases (13%)
· Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 47%, close contact accounts for 23%, travel abroad accounts for 31%
