A further 41 people are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 in the Republic.
548 new cases were confirmed today, along with an additional 284 back from a German lab understood to be from some time ago.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has the following information in relation to the people who died:
· 36 deaths located in the east, 4 in the west, 1 in the south of the country
· the people included 16 females and 25 males
· the median age of today’s reported deaths is 85
· 31 people were reported as having underlying health conditions
There have now been 406 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 1pm Tuesday 14th April, the HPSC has been notified of the following cases:
· An additional 548 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Irish laboratories
· An additional 284 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by a laboratory in Germany
With the latest figures from Germany included, there are now a total of 11,479 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The HSE say they are: "Working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread."
