Biggest single daily number of deaths since crisis began

Nationally, today has seen the single biggest daily death toll from the coronavirus with 36 patients with COVID-19 passing away, bringing the total deaths to 210

There were 345 more cases reported – and the number of cases in Westmeath rose to 121 by midnight on Sunday and in Roscommon to 22

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan does not envisage a relaxation of the current restrictions on Easter Sunday. Watch his response to whether current restrictions will be extended beyond Easter Sunday here.

27 of the deaths were in the east, six in the north and three in the south of the country. The people included 17 females and 19 males

There have now been 210 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

There were 345 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, as at 1pm, Tuesday. There are now 5,709 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

To date, 42,484 tests have been carried out in laboratories across the country. Almost 30%, 12,271 tests, were carried out in these laboratories in the week to midnight, Monday 6 April.

Meanwhile, the National Public Health Emergency Team expressed concern that a proportion of the population may seek to travel to holiday destinations, holiday homes and mobile homes across the country this weekend, despite travel restrictions

 “There has been unprecedented sacrifices made across society in recent weeks to protect all people on this island from COVID-19. We urge the public, on this Easter holiday with sunshine and isolation fatigue, to stay the course and comply with the recommendations and measures in place. Stay at home and keep Ireland safe.  

“COVID-19 is in our households, not only our nursing homes. It is in our community. Do the right thing. Spread the message not the virus.”