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16 further deaths and 543 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland as patients in ICU drop by two to 85
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Updated: 13 Mar 2021, 19:05
SIXTEEN further deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported today.
The Department of Health have also confirmed a further 543 cases.
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Of the cases notified today, 235 are in Dublin, 50 in Kildare, 39 in Donegal, 31 in Meath, 28 in Galway and the remaining 160 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of 8am today, 340 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 85 are being treated in intensive care.
There have been 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.