13 new cases of killer Covid-19 virus confirmed in Co. Tipperary in past 24 hours.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed that there has been no further deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,921.
There have however been 381 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, at 253,189.
In Northern Ireland there have been 76 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with no deaths reported in the past 24 hours.
Of the cases confirmed today in the Irish Republic; 188 are in Dublin, 39 in Donegal, 30 in Kildare, 13 in each of the counties of Tipperary, Limerick, Cork, and Westmeath; with the remaining 72 cases located across 15 other counties.
Of the cases confirmed today, 77% of persons were under the age of 45 years.
There are 124 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today, and of that number 31 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.
There have been 189 Covid-19 cases confirmed in Co. Tipperary within the last 14 days and 13 new cases confirmed in the same area, within the last 24 hours. There have been 5,935 virus cases confirmed here in Co. Tipperary, since the pandemic began, same figure relevant up to and including May 8th, 2021.
Some 1,327,821 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered here in Ireland up to May 5th, with 499,789 persons having received their second dose.
The Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan has stated that no decision on the use of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines for those under 50 years old will be taken until the National Immunisation Advisory Committee issues their advice.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 158.42 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 3.29 million.
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