59 more people have died here in the past 24 hours from Covid-19.
The latest figures show 229 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
It means the total death toll now stands at 1,159 while the overall number of cases is 19,877.
As of midnight on Sunday there were 138 cases in Waterford since the outbreak began, thats an increase of 1 since Saturday.
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 9,624 (50% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,147 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,126 cases (6%)
As of midnight Monday 27 April, 153,054 tests have been carried out. Over the past week, 41,470 tests were carried out and of these 5,335 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 12.9%.
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 59 people with #COVID19 have died, of which 45 were laboratory confirmed.— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) April 28, 2020
The National Public Health Emergency Team also met today to determine a phased, risk-based, public health approach to inform any change to measures currently in place. It will continue to review evidence to enable the Minister for Health to make formal recommendations to Government over the coming days.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “While there are many facets to Ireland’s approach to managing the impact of COVID-19, NPHET’s primary responsibility is to consider the impact on the public’s health and to advise on measures that can limit that impact.”
