A further 34 people diagnosed with Covid-19 have died, the National Public Health Emergency Team disclosed on Friday. First Irish caseThe first Irish case of Covid-19 occurred at least a week earlier than hitherto reported, according to a document prepared for the National Public Health Emergency Team. The census was commissioned following concerns over the possible under-reporting of Covid-19 related deaths in long-term residential facilities. It found there were 616 Covid-19 deaths in long-term residential facilities between January 1st and April 19th this year. The information about the date cases occurred is contained on a slide presented at the briefing, released online on Friday.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2020 16:40 UTC