A FURTHER 16 people have died in Ireland after contracting coronavirus, the Department of Health have confirmed.
As of 5.30pm yesterday, Monday 4 May, an additional 16 deaths had been reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC), with their sad passing bringing Ireland's total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 1,319.
An additional 266 cases have also been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland, with the country's total now at 21,772.
The HSE are, as usual, working rapidly to trace any close contacts the newly confirmed cases may have had, in order to advise them and further slow the spread of the virus.
Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has revealed that as of Saturday, 2 May, where 21,437 cases had been confirmed, 58% were female and 42% were male, with a median age of 49.
By that date, 13% (2,840) of all cases had been hospitalised, with 364 of those becoming seriously ill and being admitted to intensive care units.
Dublin remains the worst-hit county in the country, with just under half of all cases-- 10,561 (49%) followed by Kildare with 1,268 cases (6%) and Cork with 1,175 cases (6%).
Leitrim remains the least affected county in Ireland, with just 70 confirmed cases, or 0.3%, followed by Sligo at 119 (0.6%) and then Carlow at 127 (0.6%).
Last week, it was confirmed that well over half of Ireland's confirmed cases had made a full recovery, with an estimated 70% of cases recovered and the rate continuing to rise.
