Covid-19 Update: Fri. 16th April 2021 – 11 Deaths – 420 New Cases.

6 new killer Covid-19 cases confirmed in Co Tipperary.

The Department of Health this evening has confirmed that there has been, sadly, 11 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,831.

There have been 420 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, at 242,819.

Of the cases confirmed today; 147 are in Dublin, 41 in Meath, 33 in Donegal, 26 in Galway, 18 in Limerick, with the remaining 155 cases located across all other counties.

There have been 5,581 virus cases confirmed here in Co. Tipperary, since the pandemic began, same figure relevant up to and including April 14th, 2021. Within the past 24 hours, 6 new cases have been confirmed within the county, bringing the Tipperary count to 102 confirmed within the past 14 days.

There are 190 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 53 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.

Some 789,526 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered here in Ireland up to April 14th, with 331,477 persons having received their second dose.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 139.30 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 2.99 million.

Please Continue To Behave Responsibly.