'Good trend': Number of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls as 455 new cases, 14 deaths reported

Of the deaths reported today 3 occurred in April, 1 occurred in March, 6 occurred in February, and 4 occurred in January.

The number of patients being treated in Irish hospitals for the coronavirus has fallen to its lowest level since mid-December.

As of 8am this morning, 208 coronavirus patients were in hospital, of whom 52 were in ICU.