There have been nine further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 379 new cases of the virus confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet). This brings the number of people who have died with Covid-19 in Ireland to 4,929, while the total number of infections in Ireland now stands at 253,567. There have been 171 new cases confirmed in Dublin, 27 in Donegal, 28 in Kildare, 24 in Limerick, 22 in Cork and the remaining 107 cases are spread across 18 other counties. Of the cases notified today; 190 are men and 185 are women; 77pc are under 45 years of age and the median age is 29 years old. More than 1.8m doses of a Covid-19 vaccine have been administered, while over 500,000 people are now fully vaccinated, according to latest HSE data.

Source: Irish Independent May 11, 2021 17:15 UTC