A further 18 people have died from Covid-19, while the Department of Health was notified of another 683 confirmed cases of the virus on Wednesday. St James’s Hospital in Dublin has 38 Covid-19 cases, the highest number in the country, followed by Beaumont Hospital (30) and Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown (30). This brought to 4,610 the total number of deaths in the Republic since the pandemic began. Another 371 confirmed cases of the disease were reported, the lowest daily total in the last week. In Northern Ireland, there were two more deaths and 174 further confirmed cases.

Source: The Irish Times March 24, 2021 10:22 UTC