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COVID-19 LATEST: Death toll soars by record high of 77 as number of confirmed cases rises to 15,652

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Seventy-seven more people have died after contracting the coronavirus, the highest number reported in a single day since the coronavirus crisis began. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 687. The Department of Health also confirmed an additional 401 confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the total here to […]

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PAUL HOPKINS: Life in the time of coronavirus: A diary of self-imposed isolation. Trillions of viruses … and those boom-time rats

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

When my younger brother and I were small, before our sister arrived into this world, and we would get one of those many childhood ailments, my mother would send for the doctor, having created a bed downstairs for whoever was laid low, by way of two armchairs facing each other, offering a temporary cocoon. The […]

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Sentencing of five people over gruesome death of Kilkenny grandmother delayed due to Covid-19 crisis

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Sentencing of five people over the horrific death and dismemberment of Kilkenny grandmother-of-seven Patricia O’Connor has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kieran Greene (35) bludgeoned his partner’s mother Patricia (61) with a hurley at her Dublin home in 2017 before cutting up the body and scattering the remains in the Wicklow mountains. Patricia’s […]

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179 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny: breakdown of latest figures

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Kilkenny now has 179 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The Department of Health last night confirmed there are now a total of 15,251 cases of Covid-19 in the country, with the vast majority of these in the east. Some 39 people have died in the past 24 hours after they contracted the virus, bringing the […]

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GARDA WARNING: Kilkenny householders targeted by series of phone and email scams during Covid-19 lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

Housebound residents across Kilkenny are being targeted by a series of fraudulent scams during the Covid-19 lockdown. Kilkenny gardai say they have received several complaints from people who have received texts and emails from fraudsters in recent weeks. In one scam, a fraudster purporting to be from a broadband company calls claiming they need to […]

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COVID-19 LATEST: 39 more die, almost 500 new cases of coronavirus, plans to re-open schools in summer

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2020 0

Thirty-nine more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 493 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 610. There are now a total of 15,251  cases of Covid-19 in the country. The vast majority (37) of the latest deaths were […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 41 die as WHO says no evidence of immunity in recovered patients

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

A further 41 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 571 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 778 after another 14,758 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]

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COVID-19: ‘Devastating news’ – TD pays tribute to Kilkenny healthcare workers who died from virus

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said he was “devastated” to learn of the death of two healthcare workers at St Lukes General Hospital after they contracted the coronavirus. “I want to extend my deepest sympathy to both families and to the extended workforce at our local hospital which has been rocked to the core by […]

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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: 43 more die, 724 new cases, Taoiseach warns restrictions could be in place for months

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

Forty-three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 724 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings to 486 the number of people who have died from the virus. There are now 13,271 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The latest coronavirus fatalities were confirmed as Taosieach Leo Varadkar warned […]