26 more people have died from Covid-19 in the Republic.
The death toll has now climbed to 1,087.
There are 701 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of people with the infection to 19,262.
There have now been a total of 1,087 #COVID19 related deaths in Ireland. Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 deaths. The figure of 1,087 deaths reflects this.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) April 26, 2020
There are 135 confirmed cases in Waterford, as of midnight on Friday. That's an increase of 6 cases since Thursday night.
Today’s data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Friday 24th April (18,431 cases), reveals:
· 57% are female and 42% are male
· The median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
· 2,576 cases (14%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 349 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 5,064 cases are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 9,224 (50% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,110 cases (6%)
· Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 33%, travel abroad accounts for 4%
