Covid update: No new cases reported in Cavan in last 24 hours

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No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Co Cavan in the last 24 hours.

In an update released this evening, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre said it has today been notified of three additional deaths nationally related to COVID-19.

One death occurred in March and one in January. There is one death where the date of death is under investigation.

There has been a total of 4,422 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Saturday March 6, the HPSC has been notified of 525 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 223,219** confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today, 271 are men and 254 are women and 74% are under 45 years of age. The median age is 31 years old.

There were 214 new cases reported in Dublin, 37 in Meath, 28 in Offaly, 28 in Limerick and 25 in Wicklow and the remaining 193 cases are spread across 19 other counties.

As of 8am today, 423 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 103 are in ICU. 14 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of March 4, 493,873 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland; 346,256 people have received their first dose and 147,617 people have received their second dose.

The five-day moving average of new cases in Co Cavan is now four.