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Coronavirus: Eight Further Deaths And 393 Confirmed Cases
Latest figures:
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
Of the deaths notified today 3 occurred in May, 2 occurred in March and 3 occurred in February or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 79 years and the age range was 55 – 97 years.
There has been a total of 4,921 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Wednesday 5th May, the HPSC has been notified of 393 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 251,474 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
Business Journalist
Conference organisers here are warning that their sector will be among the last to recovery post-pandemic – and have called for an extension of State supports for businesses.
The Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers (AIPCO) also wants clarity around the return of regular international travel in order to help its members plan for 2022 and beyond. Over the last 14 months, due to the pandemic and the associated travel restrictions, our reality that we ve had little or no business and sadly, in 2021, we anticipate that we will have a second year [like that], said Marina Finn, co-chair of the AIPCO.