There have been 5 additional dealth and 461 new cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
New figures released this afternoon have revealed there are 162 patients with the virus being treated in hospital, 46 of whom are in ICU.
The number of people who have died of COVID-19 in Ireland now stands a 4,872
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It's after the Department of Health announced five additional deaths from the virus this afternoon and 461 new cases of the disease.
Of the cases notified today, 235 are men and 224 are women.
75% of those infected are under the age of 45 -the average age is 28 years old.
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Since the start of the pandemic, 246,204 cases of the virus have been recorded in Ireland.
