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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll increases by 52 as Minister says there wil be no ‘big bang’ to end restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2020 0

Fifty-two more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 377 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 1,063, the Department of Health said. Meanwhile, Minister for Health Simon Harris has said there will be no ‘big bang’ lifting of restrictions and if the Chief Medical Officer […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll increases by 49 as paid leave for healthcare workers’ partners lined up in childcare move

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2020 Post a comment

Forty-nine more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 631 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 769, the Department of Health said. Meanwhile, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that paid leave will be provided for partners of healthcare workers who work in the […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll increases by 44 as 335 outbreaks confirmed in residential care settings

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

Forty-four more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 709 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 530, the Department of Health said. Meanwhile, the HSE’s Chief Operating Officer has said testing for both staff and residents will be enhanced in residential care settings after […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: Death toll rises by 38 as man charged with breaching travel restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2020 Post a comment

Thirty-eight more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 657 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 444. A total of 12,547 people in the country have now contracted the virus after a further 411 older cases of Covid-19 were reported by a laboratory in […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 14 more die as 727 new cases of Covid-19 are confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2020 0

Fourteen more people have died after contracting the coronavrius as 727 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings to 334 the number of people who have died from the virus so far. There are now a total of 9,655 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country. Twelve of the new fatalities were in […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Death toll rises by 33 as 553 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 11th April 2020 0

Thirty-three more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 553 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 320. A total of 8,928 people in the country have now contracted the virus after a further 286 older cases of Covid-19 were reported by a laboratory in […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 500 new cases confirmed, 28 more die, but thousands still take to the roads despite warnings

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2020 Post a comment

500 new cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed this evening as the coronavirus claimed the lives of 28 more people. This is the highest number of new cases confirmed by the Department of Health since the start of the emergency. It brings the total number of cases here to 6,574, while the death toll now […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 16 more die as 370 new cases of Coronavirus are confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

Sixteen more people have died after contracting Covid-19 as 370 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll to 174. A total of 5,364 people in the country have now contracted the virus. Earlier it was confirmed there has been a further seven deaths due to Covid-19 […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 21 more die as 390 new cases confirmed, Taoiseach registers to join frontline health workers

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2020 0

Twenty-one more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 390 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic were confirmed this evening. It brings to 158 the overall death toll in the country. The number of confirmed cases in the republic now stands at 4,994. There has been seven more Covid-19 deaths in the North, […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 13 more deaths, 402 new cases, but Ireland’s top doctor says ‘the curve is flattening’

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2020 0

Thirteen more people have lost their lives after contracting the coronavirus as 402 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall Covid-19 death toll in the country to 98, with a total of 3,849 new cases now confirmed ahead of the expected surge in the weeks ahead. In its daily Covid-19 […]