Coronavirus: One death and 825 new cases in Ireland with 147 in Cork

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

There has been 825 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has also been notified of one death related to the disease.

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland is now 43,531 while the death toll is at 1,827.

Of today's cases, there are 254 in Dublin, 147 in Cork, 39 in Cavan, 38 in Donegal and 37 in Kildare.

The remaining 310 cases are spread across 20 other counties.

Of today's cases:

• 426 are men / 392 are women 
• 78% are under 45 years of age 
• The median age is 30 years old

The National Public Health Emergency Team said that as of 2pm today 224 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, of which 32 are in ICU.

There has been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Nationally, the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population is 167.8.

In the North, three further deaths and another 877 positive cases of Covid-19 were been reported today.