Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 16 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died.
· 11 deaths located in the east, 4 in the north west, 1 in the west of the country
· The patients included 6 females and 10 males
· 4 patients were reported as having underlying health conditions
· Median age of today’s reported deaths is 78
There have now been 174 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
The median age of deaths in Ireland is 81.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 370 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, as at 1pm, Monday 6th April.
There are now 5,364 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.