There were 269 new cases and 18 further Covid-19 deaths reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) on Tuesday. This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 2,069 and total number of confirmed cases to 72,798. Of the cases notified today half are men and half are women with 65 per cent aged under 45. There were 73 new cases in Dublin, 20 in Kilkenny, 20 in Limerick, 19 in Louth, 19 in Tipperary and the remaining 118 cases are spread across 20 other counties. Separately the number of coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland has passed the 1,000 mark, according to the latest figures from the North’s Department of Health.

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2020 18:11 UTC