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8th April 2020
05:43pm BST
·13 deaths located in east, 8 in north, 2 in south, 2 in west ·the people included 10 females and 15 males ·the median age of today’s reported deaths is 80 ·18 people were reported as having underlying health conditions There have now been 235 #COVID19 related deaths in Ireland.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) April 8, 2020
The HSE is now working to identify any contacts that the patients may have ha to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread. The news comes as Gardaí have set up checkpoints on major roads across the country to stop Easter travel. Operation Fanacht will be in place from noon on Wednesday (April 8) until Monday night (April 13), and will see 2,500 Gardaí working at checkpoints at any time. In a press conference on Wednesday morning, Commissioner Drew Harris announced that permanent checkpoints were being erected on major roads across the country, saying: "We are sending a clear message, if you're travelling outside the two kilometre limit unnecessarily, you will be turned back."The HPSC has been informed of 365 new confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Ireland as at 1pm 8th April. There are now 6,074 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Ireland. For more detailed case information data, please visit: https://t.co/RjyC3RrpgD
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) April 8, 2020
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