Published: Tue 24 Mar 2020, 9:11 PM

Last updated: Tue 24 Mar 2020, 9:12 PM

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Number of cases rises by 204

Published: Tue 24 Mar 2020, 9:11 PM

Last updated: Tue 24 Mar 2020, 9:12 PM

A seventh person diagnosed with COVID-19 has died, the Department of Health has confirmed.

The patient is a male and in the east of the country, with an underlying health condition.
There have now been seven COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of 1pm today, there were 204 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, bringing the total to1,329 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
As of midnight on Sunday, there were 21 confirmed cases in Westmeath, up just one from midnight on Saturday.
In Roscommon, on midnight on Sunday, there remained five or fewer confirmed cases.

Published: Tue 24 Mar 2020, 9:11 PM

Last updated: Tue 24 Mar 2020, 9:12 PM

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