A FURTHER 311 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said this evening.

In a statement, NPHET also reported 30 additional deaths of people with Covid-19. 

12 of these deaths occurred in March, 13 in February, four in January and one is under investigation.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is now 4,452, and the total number of confirmed cases is 223,957.

Of the cases notified today:

• 159 are men / 149 are women
• 64% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 34 years old
• 135 in Dublin, 29 in Kildare, 21 in Cork, 18 in Limerick, 14 in Louth and the remaining 94 cases are spread across 16 other counties.

397 people with Covid-19 were in hospital as of 8am today, of which 95 are in ICU. There have been 24 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. 

As of 6 March, the Department of Health said 523,069 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ireland.

This is comprised of 373,149 people who have received their first dose and 149,920 who have received their second dose. 

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