THERE have been another 45 cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Donegal this evening.
Nationally, 13 further deaths and 604 new cases were announced.
Of the deaths, 12 occurred in March and the people who died were aged 51-93.
In Donegal, the volume of cases remains worryingly high with 452 new cases recorded in the last 14 days.
The county’s 14-day incidence rate is now 283.9, well above the national average of 164.5 and only Offaly (443.8) has a higher figure.
Donegal’s number of new cases today is the second highest in the country, behind Dublin, where there were 224 cases.
Since the outbreak, there have been 4,666 Covid-19 related deaths and 234,541 cases.
As of 8am today, 322 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 66 are in ICU. 18 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of March 25th 2021, 760,168 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland: 548,945 people have received their first dose; 211,223 people have received their second dose.
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