Three more people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Republic have died.
The Department of Health has confirmed that one person in the north-west and two females in the east passed away.
It brings the total number of coronavirus-related deaths here to 22.
There are 302 new cases of the virus in the Republic, as of 1pm yesterday (Thursday, March 26th).
There are now 2,121 confirmed cases.
There are 25 cases in Waterford, as of midnight on Wednesday.
Today’s data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Wednesday 25th March (1,639 cases), reveals:
· 54% are male and 46% are female, with 79 clusters involving 317 cases
· The median age of confirmed cases is 46 years
· 419 cases (26%) have been hospitalised
· Of those hospitalised, 59 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 375 cases (23%) are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 922, (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 171 cases (10%)
· Of those for whom transmission status is known; community transmission accounts for 52%, close contact accounts for 22%, travel abroad accounts for 26%
