The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed that 52 more people with Covid-19 have died in Ireland. Of those 52 cases, 42 were laboratory confirmed.

There have now been a total of 1,063 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland following the denotification of three deaths.

The HPSC has also been notified of 377 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 18,561 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

More detailed data from the HPSC, correct as of midnight, Thursday 23 April (relating to 17,420 cases) reveals:

- 57% are female and 43% are male

- the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years

- 2,536 cases (14%) have been hospitalised

- Of those hospitalised, 344 cases have been admitted to ICU

- 4,847 cases are associated with healthcare workers

- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 9,010 (50% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,103 cases (6%)

Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 48%, close contact accounts for 48% while travel abroad accounts for 4%