Coronavirus: Six more COVID-19 fatalities brings death toll in Ireland to 121 - 85 in the south, 36 in the north

The latest daily surveillance report shows that six more deaths have sadly been confirmed since yesterday.

Thirty-six people have now died in the north, bringing the total death toll on the island to 121 with the southern Health Protection Surveillance Centre yet to release its daily figures.

The definition of a death associated with COVID-19 is an individual who has died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test.

Of 35 deaths with data, the median age was 79 years old of which 21 (60%) were female and 14 (40%) were male