Covid hospitalisations continue to decline

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A further two Covid-related deaths and 514 new cases of the disease have been notified to the Department of Health.

The total number of people who have died with coronavirus in Ireland is 4,921 while the cumulative number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began is 252,809.

The number of Covid positive patients in ICU is 31, two fewer than yesterday. There are 116 people with the the virus in hospitals with 11 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Of the cases notified today 259 are men, 248 are women and 75% are under 45 years of age. The median age is 28 years old.

As of 7 May, 1,799,190 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland. 1,305,178 people have received their first dose while 494,012 people are fully vaccinated with a second dose.

Ireland also hit a new record day for vaccinations, with 52,000 jabs administered last Friday.