The Department of Health has reported no new Covid-19 deaths and just six new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease. The total number of deaths remains at 1,715 while the increase in new infections brings to 25,379 the total number of known cases of the disease in the State. This is the lowest daily total of new confirmed cases reported by the department since March 9th and the third time that no new deaths from the disease have been reported on a daily basis since May 25th. New Government figures on Covid-19 showed that there were 16 people in hospital intensive care units with confirmed cases of the disease on Sunday – down from 27 a week ago – and 41 confirmed cases in hospital, a reduction from 79 cases a week ago. The median age of Covid-19 cases is 48.

Source: The Irish Times June 21, 2020 16:23 UTC