Covid-19: Majority of coronavirus deaths are male, figures show

A further 16 deaths were reported at the latest Department of Health briefing on the virus tonight

Irish men are dying at a significantly higher rate from the novel coronavirus Covid-19 than females, it has emerged.

Some 66% of the 174 deaths recorded to date have been male, with 60 female deaths, Ireland’s chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said.