There have been 14 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 368 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
12 deaths occurred in March, 1 in February and 1 in January.
The median age of those who died was 83 years and the age range was 68 – 97 years.
Of today’s cases seven of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day rate is now 187.7.
Of the cases notified today:
- 181 are men / 182 are women
- 67% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 34 years old
- 127 in Dublin, 34 in Kildare, 26 in Meath, 21 in Limerick, 19 in Offaly and the remaining 141 cases are spread across 18 other counties
As of 8am today, 310 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 67 are in ICU. 29 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of March 27th 2021, 802,502 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 577,641 people have received their first dose
- 224,861 people have received their second dose
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
New Cases in Laois
- March 29 – 7
- March 28 – 16
- March 27 – 19
- March 26 – 17
- March 25 – 15
- March 24 – 6
- March 23 – 18
- March 22 – 8
- March 21 – 8
- March 20 – 10
- March 19 – 5
- March 18 – 16
- March 17 – 5
- March 16 – 6
- March 15 – 4
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- March 29 – 187.7
- March 28 – 180.6
- March 27 – 162.9
- March 26 – 145.2
- March 25 – 129.9
- March 24 – 116.9
- March 23 – 119.2
- March 22 – 99.2
- March 21 – 90.9
- March 20 – 85
- March 19 – 83.8
- March 18 – 83.8
- March 17 – 76.7
- March 16 – 77.9
- March 15 – 86.2
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- March 29 – 159
- March 28 – 153
- March 27 – 138
- March 26 – 123
- March 25 – 110
- March 24 – 99
- March 23 – 101
- March 22 – 84
- March 21 – 77
- March 20 – 72
- March 19 – 71
- March 18 – 71
- March 17 – 65
- March 16 – 66
- March 15 – 73
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