653 Covid Cases Across Ireland
April saw a 26% drop in the number of reported COVID-19 cases across Ireland. Northern Ireland saw the biggest decrease of 41%, while the republic saw a drop of 21% for the month. The 30th of April saw a total of 569 new COVID-19 cases across the Island of Ireland. The HSE and the Department of health announced 569 cases. Northern Ireland will no longer update covid case number on weekends or bank holidays, their next update will be on Tuesday, May 4th. In total there have been 369,632 COVID cases since the pandemic began in 2020.
Republic of Ireland
The headline figures show a total of 569 new cases as of 12 midnight on the 30th of April, with 3 deaths reported. Overall 4,906 COVID related deaths have been announced.
The HSE and Department of Health announced full hospital figures for April 29th. The total number admitted to hospital with COVID-19 was 14,245 cases, a daily increase of 13.
A total of 14 Health Care Workers were diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 29th. A total of 28,649 health care workers contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
A total of 205 Health Care Workers tested positive for COVID for the weekending the 24th of April, this represents 7% of the total COVID cases for that week. 148 people were admitted to hospital during that week, up 14 from the previous week.
April continued to see a significant drop in cases from March, 12,837 people were detected to have COVID a drop of 21%. In total 86 covid related deaths were reported, this compares to March's figure of 228.
Northern Ireland
The Northern Irish Health Department will no longer announce COVID numbers on weekends or bank holidays. For this reason our weekly numbers move to Tuesdays rather than the usual Saturday details.
April continued to see a significant drop in cases from March, 2,799 people were detected to have COVID a drop of 41%. In total 30 covid related deaths were reported, this compares to March's figure of 58. 137 people were admitted to hospital a drop of 182 from March. April 30th numbers were not available.
| Area | Total Cases | Admissions | Deaths |
| RoI Total | 249,437 | 14,245 | 4,906 |
| NI Total | 120,195 | 9,341 | 2,145 |
| Total | 369,632 | 23,586 | 7,051 |
Republic of Ireland - Breakdown
| Month | Total Cases | Health Care Workers | Health Care Workers % | Admissions | Deaths |
| 2020 | 93,552 | 13,367 | 14% | 6,087 | 2,310 |
| January | 104,001 | 10,961 | 11% | 4,863 | 1,403 |
| February | 22,720 | 2,875 | 13% | 2,034 | 879 |
| March | 16,327 | 921 | 6% | 643 | 228 |
| April | 12,837 | 525 | 4% | 618 | 86 |
| RoI Total | 249,437 | 28,649 | 12% | 14,245 | 4,906 |
Northern Ireland - Breakdown
| Month | Total Cases | Admissions | Deaths |
| 2020 | 74,518 | 5,612 | 1,330 |
| January | 29,756 | 2,469 | 531 |
| February | 8,357 | 779 | 196 |
| March | 4,765 | 329 | 58 |
| April | 2,799* | 9,341* | 30* |
| Total | 120,195 | 9,341 | 2,145 |
*April 30th figures not available