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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 4,872 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Friday 23rd April, the HPSC has been notified of 461 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There has now been a total of 246,204 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 235 are men / 224 are women
- 75% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 28 years old
As of 8am today, 162 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 46 are in ICU. 9 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 22nd 2021, 1,317,165 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 934,980 people have received their first dose
- 382,185 people have received their second dose
TheCOVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
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