Fewer than five new cases of Covid-19 in Meath

There were fewer than five new cases of Covid-19 reported in Meath today, although there have been 278 new cases confirmed in the county in the past fortnight.

Health officials confirmed this evening that there have been no further deaths reported in people with the virus in Ireland.

A further  381 cases were recorded today,according to the the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland since the start of the pandemic now stands at 253,189.

The number of deaths remains at 4,921.

As of last Saturday (8th May) there have been 1,827,610 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Ireland: 1,327,821 people have received their first dose and 499,789 people have received their second dose.

Of the cases of the virus notified today, 192 are in men and 188 in women.

Almost four in five cases (77 per cent) are in people aged under 45. The median age is 31 years old.

There were 188 new cases recorded in Dublin, 39 in Donegal, 30 in Kildare, 13 in Limerick, 13 in Cork, 13 in Tipperary, 13 in Westmeath and the remaining 72 cases are spread across 15 other counties.

As of 8am this morning, 124 patients with Covid-19 were in hospital. Of these, 31 were in ICU. There have been 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.