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A further 14 people have died of COVID-19 since yesterday (Saturday), and there’s now 170 cases in Kerry - an increase of 15.

Of the 14 people who have died:

• 12 were located in the east, two in the west of the country
• the people included six females and eight males
• the median age of today’s reported deaths is 80
• 10 people were reported as having underlying health conditions

There have now been 334 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of 1pm today (Sunday), the HPSC has been notified of the following cases;

• An additional 430 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Irish laboratories
• An additional 297 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by a laboratory in Germany

With the latest German figures included, there are now a total of 9,655 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday, April 10 (8,496 cases) – and including German results received to that date, reveals:

• 45% are male and 54% are female, with 383 clusters involving 1,653 cases
• the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
• 1,777 cases (21%) have been hospitalised
• Of those hospitalised, 261 cases have been admitted to ICU
• 2,312 cases are associated with healthcare workers
• Dublin has the highest number of cases at 4,514 (53% of all cases) followed by Cork with 648 cases (8%)
• Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 66%, close contact accounts for 26%, travel abroad accounts for 7%