Updated / Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021
13:54
Ireland s Covid-19 death toll has passed 3,000 as the Department of Health today confirmed 90 further deaths.
The death toll since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 3,066.
Eighty-nine of the deaths announced today occurred this month. The median age of those who died is 83 years and the age range is 48-99 years.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: Today we are reporting a further 90 deaths, bringing our cumulative total of lives lost to Covid-19 to more than 3,000 in Ireland. This highly infectious disease is having a severe impact on the most vulnerable in our society and we must continue the good work we are doing to suppress it.