BREAKING: Over 450 new cases of Covid-19 nationwide

THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre been notified of 14 additional deaths related to Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the deaths reported today 3 occurred in April, 1 occurred in March, 6 occurred in February, and 4 occurred in January.

The median age of those who died was 72.5 years and the age range was 55 - 90 years.

As of midnight, Friday, the HPSC has been notified of 455 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the state.

There has now been a total of 240,643 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

212 are men / 237 are women

77% are under 45 years of age

The median age is 30 years old

As of 8am today, 208 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 52 are in ICU. 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of April 7th 2021, 1,018,264 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:

716,636 people have received their first dose

301,628 people have received their second dose