A further 35 deaths and 1,047 new cases of Covid-19

A further 37 cases of Covid -19 were reported in Meath today as health officials confirmed 1,047 new cases of the virus in Ireland this evening.

The National Public Health Emergency Team said that a further 35 people confirmed to have Covid-19 have died. 29 of these deaths occurred in February and six occurred in January.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is now at 3,621, and the total number of confirmed cases is now 201,763.

Of the cases notified today:

505 are men / 540 are women

58% are under 45 years of age

The median age is 38 years old

292 were in Dublin, 119 in Cork, 76 in Wexford, 60 in Limerick, 47 in Kildare and the remaining 453 cases are spread across all other counties.

Dr Tony Holohan, the Chief Medical Officer, said: “No single intervention is perfect at preventing the spread of Covid-19, it takes many different individual actions to slow down the spread of the disease.

“Public health measures are based on this principle. Keep physical distance from others, wash hands regularly, avoid crowds, wear face coverings and vaccines all provide you with layers of defence against COVID-19.”