Ireland has suffered its worst single-day total for Covid-19 deaths.
Tuesday evening’s National Public Health Emergency Team briefing confirmed that 41 more people had died in the Republic of Ireland after being diagnosed with coronavirus. The death toll for the Republic now stands at 406 since the outbreak began.
The median age of those who have been confirmed dead in the last 24 hours is 85. 31 of the patients were reported to have underlying health conditions.
Additionally, 548 more cases of the virus have been confirmed in Irish labs, along with 284 cases confirmed in German labs. The 832 new cases take the Republic of Ireland’s total cases to 11,479. 2,707 of those cases involve healthcare workers.
The cases confirmed in German labs are part of a backlog of tests, and in some cases represent people who have already recovered from the virus.
The latest statistics also note that 275 people have been admitted into intensive care.
10 more deaths were announced in Northern Ireland earlier today (14 April) as well as 85 new cases. The island-wide number of total cases now stands at 13,446. 134 people are confirmed to have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19 in the North.
Dr. Cillian De Gascun, Chair of NPHET’s Expert Advisory Group said: “Having come through a challenging few weeks, we have significantly strengthened testing capacity and will continue to do so over the coming week, to put us in a very strong position to identify and suppress the virus.” Over 20,000 people have been tested for the virus over the past week.
Dr. Tony Holohan of the Department of Health said: “We remain concerned about the prevalence of COVID-19 in nursing homes and residential care settings.
“The National Public Health Emergency Team is monitoring developments in these facilities and continues to advance supports and actions where needed.
“From the beginning, we have been aware that vulnerable groups, including the elderly, are at greater risk from this virus. These groups will continue to be our priority.”
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