ANOTHER 39 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in the Republic of Ireland.
The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has been informed of the additional deaths, with 37 in the east of the country and two in the west.
The deaths included 19 females and 20 males.
There have now been 610 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Health officials have revealed a further 493 confirmed cases – 445 in Irish labs and 48 in Germany.
Seven new cases have been confirmed in Donegal up to 17th April, bringing the total in the county to 376.
There have now been 15,251 confirmed cases since the outbreak began.