Sixteen new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Donegal; six deaths, 269 cases nationally

A FURTHER 16 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Donegal this evening.

Nationally, six additional deaths and 269 new cases were confirmed by health officials.

Of the cases notified today: 123 are men and 146 are women; 64 per cent are under 45 years of age; the median age is 35 years old.

Of today’s cases, there are 88 in Dublin, 42 in Cork, 25 in Limerick, 20 in Louth, 16 in Donegal, and the remaining 78 spread across 17 other counties.

Donegal’s 14-day incidence rate, per 100,000 population, remains the highest in Ireland at 222.4 with 354 cases recorded in the county over the last 14 days.

Since the outbreak, there have been 2,033 Covid-19 related deaths and 71,187 positive case.

There are currently 260 patients in hospitals being treated for Covid-19, 36 of whom are in intensive care settings.