The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 5 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died.
It brings to 1,768, the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
The HPSC has been notified of 69 confirmed cases of the virus bringing the total number nationally to 26,372.
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Of the 69 cases, 14 are spread across 8 counties including Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Limerick, Louth, Meath and Wexford, while 22 are located in Offaly, 19 in Kildare, 8 in Laois and 6 in Dublin.
65% are under 45 years of age.
