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Those aged over 65 make up 90% of Covid-19 related deaths, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).<\/p>\nThose aged over 65 make up 90% of Covid-19 related deaths, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).<\/p>\n
The CSO published a detailed breakdown of Covid-19 deaths and cases in Ireland on Friday.<\/p>\n
It found almost 92% of Covid-19 deaths were among the over 65s up to May 15.<\/p>\n
This older age group also accounted for more than 26% of all confirmed cases of the virus.<\/p>\n
Further analysis found that 14% of all confirmed cases are people aged 80 or older despite only making up 3% of the population.<\/p>\n
At its peak, 270 people died in the week ending April 17 while there was a high of 6,049 cases that week.<\/p>\n
This had fallen to 65 in the week ending May 15, the lowest since the end of March.<\/p>\n
More men have been confirmed dead from Covid-19 than women (670 deaths compared to 617) even though more women were diagnosed as a confirmed case than men (13,694 women compared to 10,170 men).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Cabinet is meeting on Friday to discuss whether people travelling to the Republic of Ireland will be legally obliged to tell the State where they plan to self-isolate after arriving into the country by plane or boat.<\/p>\n
The plan would see travelers become legally required to fill out a locator form.<\/p>\n
An official announcement on the plan is expected later on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ireland\u2019s tally of daily new coronavirus cases has fallen below 100 for a sixth day in a row on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The death toll has risen to 1,583 after a further 12 deaths were announced by the National Public Health Emergency Team.<\/p>\n
There were 76 new confirmed cases of the infection, bringing the total since the outbreak began in Ireland to 24,391.<\/p>\n