Eight more people have died from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, the Department of Health reports.
There have been 1,276 new cases of the virus detected, including 43 more in Donegal.
Of the deaths reported today, one occurred in June, 2 people passed away in September and five in October. There have now been 1,849 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Donegal has had 567 cases of Covid-19 in the past two weeks up to 16th October. The 14-day incidence rate now stands at 356.2 per 100,000, while the national average is 231.6 per 100,000.
Of the cases notified to the HPSC today;
- 644 are men / 631 are women
- 69% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 31 years old
- 278 in Dublin, 149 in Cork, 108 in Meath, 107 in Galway, 80 in Wexford, and the remaining 554 cases are spread across 21 counties.
As of 2pm today 260 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
The latest data from Letterkenny University Hospital (8pm 16th October) reported 14 Covid-19 patients onsite and two people with the virus in ICU. Another patient with a suspected case of Covid-19 is also critical.
