By Tomas Doherty
Seven further deaths, 243 new cases and 16 cases of Covid-19 in Waterford have been recorded today by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The incidence rate of the virus in Waterford is now 114.5 and there has been 133 cases reported over the past 14 days.
There has now been a total of 2,050 coronavirus-related deaths in the State.
Of the new cases, 71 per cent are in people aged under 45, with 91 cases located in Dublin, 26 in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 16 in Waterford, 15 in Limerick, and the remaining 77 cases are spread across 18 other counties.
Some 254 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, with 31 in intensive care.
Counties Donegal and Louth have the highest infection rates in the State.
In Donegal the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population is 215.5, and in Louth it now stands at 191.6. The lowest rate is in Wexford at 30.7.
Northern Ireland
Meanwhile, another 315 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours.
A further nine deaths have been reported, including one outside the 24-hour period.
It brings the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland to 983 and the total number of confirmed cases to 51,824.
