The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Waterford has surpassed 150.
It's after the Health Protection Surveillance Centre released data this evening from up to midnight on Friday, it shows an additional two cases for Waterford and brings the total number of cases in the City and County to 151 since the outbreak began.
It comes as 4 more people with coronavirus have died, one of the lowest figures, after 13 covid-19 related deaths yesterday.
The National Public Health Emergency Team says there are 57 new confirmed cases.
The death toll has reached 1,608 and the total number of people infected with the virus is 24,639.
Elsewhere in the South East, there was a big jump in the number of cases in Kilkenny, they saw an additional 15 cases on Friday bringing their total to 334. There was no increase in Tipperary or Wexford. There was one additional case in Carlow bringing their total to 152.
8 of last 9 days the number of new #Covid19 cases has been below 100. Today’s new cases = 57. This progress is thanks to YOU & your family. We now need to maintain it & work to carefully find ways of living alongside the virus by following our plan. Stay safe. We will get there
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) May 24, 2020
Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 22 May (24,569 cases), reveals:
· 57% are female and 43% are male
· the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
· 3,222 cases (13%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 394 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 7,819 cases are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,873 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,428 cases (6%) and then Kildare with 1,392 cases (6%)
· Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 59%, close contact accounts for 38%, travel abroad accounts for 3%
