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'A significant milestone': There are no new confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in Ireland today

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Readers like you keep news free for everyone.More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.Not nowNewsletters : Sign UpSections &amp; TopicsPartner Publications(L to R) Dr Siobhan Ní Bhriain, Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan GlynnImage: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie(L to R) Dr Siobhan Ní Bhriain, Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan GlynnImage: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ieTODAY IS THE first day since mid-March that there hasn’t been a confirmed death in Ireland from Covid-19.&nbsp;The latest figures were provided in the daily update from the Department of Health.&nbsp;The first death from Covid-19 was reported . Since then, 1,606 people have sadly lost their lives from the virus.&nbsp;The last day when no death was reported here was 21 March.&nbsp;AdvertisementTaoiseach Leo Varadkar said that we had reached a “significant milestone” today and that it was a “day of hope”.&nbsp;Significant milestone today. First day with no reported deaths since March 21st. This is a day of hope. We will prevail.— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar)The number of deaths continued to rise sharply along with confirmed cases until mid-to-late April when these figures began to stabilise.In a statement, the department said that a further 59 cases of coronavirus have also been confirmed here, bringing the total number of cases to 24,698.Last week, chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said that the virus as the Irish public had adhered to the Covid-19 restrictions in place since March.&nbsp;Speaking this evening, Holohan said that the zero deaths being reported today is “consistent with our overall pattern of reduction”.Making a differenceA mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article.Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.“There’s always a weekend effect in terms of reporting, so I seem to recall there were four deaths last Monday, and the following day there was maybe a jump,” he cautioned.It’s part of the continued trend where we’ve seen a reduction in the total number of deaths and reporting each day.&nbsp;He added: “The number of new cases and reported deaths over the past week indicates that we have suppressed Covid-19 as a country. It has taken strict measures to achieve this. It will take another week to see any effect on disease incidence that might arise from the easing of measures in Phase 1.”&nbsp;Health authorities have said passing through the five phases of re-opening is contingent on limiting the spread of the virus within the community.- With reporting by Rónán DuffyTheJournal.ie's coronavirus newsletter cuts through the misinformation and noise with the clear facts you need to make informed choices. Sign up here:Short URLEmbed this postTo embed this post, copy the code below on your site600px wide400px wide300px wideThis is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part.Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2022Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483623.Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at , PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email:&nbsp;Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our .News images provided by and unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by .Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.Sites:|||||Please log in to commentRSS feeds available here:

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.Not nowNewsletters : Sign UpSections &amp; TopicsPartner Publications(L to R) Dr Siobhan Ní Bhriain, Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan GlynnImage: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie(L to R) Dr Siobhan Ní Bhriain, Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan GlynnImage: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ieTODAY IS THE first day since mid-March that there hasn’t been a confirmed death in Ireland from Covid-19.&nbsp;The latest figures...

'A significant milestone': There are no new confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in Ireland today

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