James Cox
Nine Covid-19 related deaths and 522 additional cases have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland today.
Four deaths occurred in March, three occurred in February and one in January.
The median age of those who died was 82 years and the age range was 69-94 years.
Fewer than five of this evening's cases are in Waterford.
Elsewhere in the South East, there were fewer than five cases in Kilkenny, Wexford, and Tipperary - and there were no additional cases in Carlow.
As of midnight Thursday, March 4th, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has been notified of 522 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Of the cases notified today:
- 275 are men/243 are women.
- 67 per cent are under 45 years of age.
- The median age is 33 years old.
As of 8am today, 426 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 102 are in ICU. 34 additional Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Irish hospitals in the past 24 hours.
As of March 2nd, 460,637 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Ireland:
- 316,056 people have received their first dose.
- 144,581 people have received their second dose.
