2 Additional Covid 19 Deaths & 383 New Cases Reported This Evening.

Tuesday, 4 May 2021 19:58

40 new cases reported in Co. Kildare.

There has been 2 further Covid-19 deaths and 383 new cases.

129 of the new cases are in Dublin, 40 in Kildare, 32 in Meath, 25 in Donegal and 25 in Louth.

144 people are in hospital with the virus, of which 41 are in ICU.

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre @hpscireland has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to #COVID19.

There has been a total of 4,908 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) May 4, 2021

144 people are in hospital with the virus, of which 41 are in ICU.

Professor Emer Shelley, from the Royal College of Physicians, says the case numbers remain concerning.

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