Twenty-eight more people have died after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the National Public Health Emergency Team has confirmed.
There were also 936 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, as of 1pm today.
There is now a total of 17,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State and there have been 794 COVID-19 related deaths.
Galway has 315 cases, as of midnight on Tuesday – an increase of six cases on the previous day.
The county continues to have 1.9% of the confirmed cases in the country.
Speaking this evening, Dr Tony Holohan said: “COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease. Modelling data shows us that the reproduction number remains below 1.0 and that we have achieved great progress through the action of staying apart.
“In order to continue protecting ourselves, our vulnerable groups and our healthcare workers, we must continue to practice physical distancing, respiratory etiquette and regular hand washing. These basic steps, if done by all, will save many lives.”
Research conducted on behalf of the Department of Health shows that for the first time since the tracking began, only 19% of people expect restrictions to end in May.
One in four expect the restrictions to end in August or September.
Cases as on Tuesday 21st April
- 56% are female and 43% are male
- the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years
- 2,424 cases (15%) have been hospitalised
- of those hospitalised, 331 cases have been admitted to ICU
- 4,545 cases are associated with healthcare workers
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 8,216 (50% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,087 cases (7%)
- of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 52%, close contact accounts for 44%, travel abroad accounts for 4%
