Ireland

Coronavirus: No further deaths across island of Ireland and 10 new cases

There were no further coronavirus linked deaths reported across the island of Ireland on Sunday.
There were no further coronavirus linked deaths reported across the island of Ireland on Sunday. There were no further coronavirus linked deaths reported across the island of Ireland on Sunday.

There were no further coronavirus linked deaths reported across the island of Ireland on Sunday and 10 new cases diagnosed. 

The Republic of Ireland’s death toll stands at 1,715.

The National Health Public Emergency Team reported six new confirmed cases of the virus, taking to 25,379 the total since the outbreak began in Ireland.

The death toll recorded by the region’s Department of Health remains at 545.

Northern Ireland reported no further coronavirus-linked deaths on Sunday.

The death toll recorded by the region’s Department of Health remains at 545.

There were four new cases confirmed through tests conducted in health trust labs in the region, taking the total recorded by the labs since the outbreak began to 4,870.

The four new cases came a day after the labs reported no new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the first time since lockdown.

The daily update from Northern Ireland's Department of Health on Saturday revealed there were no positive results in the 995 tests analysed in their labs through Friday.

It was the first day since March that no new positive tests had been reported in a 24-hour period by health trust labs across the region.

The daily Department of Health Covid-19 dashboard records all test samples analysed in health trust labs.

The figures do not include samples taken in drive-in National Testing Centres, which are analysed through a UK-wide NHS arrangement involving private laboratories.

Deaths announced by the Department of Health are those involving a confirmed case of Covid-19 and mostly focus on fatalities within hospitals.

The actual number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the region is significantly greater than 545, as many have occurred outside a hospital setting, in care homes and domestic dwellings.

The most up-to-date overall figure, including confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases in all settings, stood at 802 for the week ending June 12.

The comparative Department of Health figure on that day was 540.