The HSE announced on Thursday evening that there was 724 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland with another 43 people dying.
It brings the total in the Republic of Ireland to 13,271 cases and 486 deaths with the government expecting a 30% increase daily from this week.
There’s 57% of men with coronavirus and 43% of women with the average age being 48.
Meanwhile in the north, there were 113 new confirmed cases today bringing the total in Northern Ireland to 2,201 with the total number of deaths there now standing at 158 from hospital settings.
It means that as of Thursday morning, there’s a total of 644 deaths from coronavirus.
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