ANOTHER 18 cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Donegal, health officials have confirmed.
Nationally, 11 further Covid-19 deaths and 390 new cases were reported.
Of the deaths notified today, four occurred in April with two in March, four in February and one in January.
The median age of those who died was 83 years and the age range was 50-93 years.
In Donegal.
Of the cases notified today: 215 are men and 174 are women; 67 per cent are under 45 years of age; the median age is 34 years old; 172 in Dublin, 42 in Kildare, 21 in Meath, 20 in Tipperary, 18 in Donegal and the remaining 117 cases are spread across 19 other counties.
As of 8am today, 179 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 48 are in ICU. There have been 18 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of last Sunday (18 April) there have been 1,208,459 doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered in Ireland: 855,512 people have received their first dose; 352,947 people have received their second dose.
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