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THERE ARE NOW 50 clusters of coronavirus cases in nursing homes around the country, according to a new report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
The data in the report includes some information accurate up to 4 April, with some data such as total cases up to midnight on 2 April. For this reason, there were 4,014 confirmed cases and 131 deaths from Covid-19 identified in the report.
Currently, 137 people have died from Covid-19 and there are 4,604 total confirmed case.
Figures released yesterday showed there were 40 Covid-19 clusters in nursing homes as of 1 April. This number rose by 10 in the space of one day, according to the report data.
The latest HPSC report on Covid-19 shows that nursing homes account for 24.3% of all coronavirus clusters around the country.
37 clusters were found in hospitals and 32 in private houses. There are 206 clusters/outbreaks in total across the country.
The median age of all cases is 48, the report said. 1,118 people have been hospitalised from Covid-19, which makes up 27.9% of all cases.
Those aged 65+ make up 22.9% of cases and people aged 24 and under account for a total of 7.7% of all cases. .
It is not known how nearly 30% of cases were transmitted in Ireland. 23.6% of cases were infected through community transmission and nearly 20% through possible community transmission.
In total, there are 2,499 people in the east of the country with Covid-19. This is 62.3% of all cases.
The second highest number of cases is in the HSE south region where 388 cases – 9.7% of the total – are recorded.
In terms of cases per county, there are 2,251 cases in Dublin which accounts for 56% of all cases. This is followed by Cork which has 7.6% of cases and Kildare with 3.4%.
Nearly half of all people aged 65+ with Covid-19 have been hospitalised so far. 158 people in total had been admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU).
1,084 healthcare workers had been diagnosed with Covid-19 as of 2 April. Of these, 71 were associated with foreign travel, 863 were not associated with foreign travel and 150 were not specified.
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Quad core but in a speed test against iPhone 6 and HTC M8 the IPhone 6 came out on top followed by the HTC M8 followed by the Samsung. Very surprised that IPhone was quickest.
So was the iphone..
In fairness the M8 was out months ago. Whatever HTC has to succeed the M8 will be quicker than iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s will be quicker again and so on!
with the smart watches coming online, Devices like this will become more popular.
It’s great phone but I have test device at work and iPhone 6 plus beats it in one aspect for sure – battery life. While note 4 has it decent, ip 6 plus battery is just best.
Get a day and a half easy out of the Samsung.. Same as the iphone but half days are no good to anyone.
I’m on my note 4 alot and I assure you the battery lasts longer. Plus the ultra power save can make it go about 20 days on one charge.
Oh and let’s not forget the fast charge. One hour I’m back at full charge that will last over a day.
That’s just lasting time don’t get me started on the benifits of removable batteries, removable memory. Direct access to hard drive. Access to torrents. Not having to convert movies to QuickTime. Not needing iTunes.. a stand alone that I never ever need to plug into computer. Brilliant software including handwriting recognition which is superb with the s pen.
The note has been the Bentley of the phone market. The iPhone are like the ford’s of the phone market.
Hey! Let’s not associate iCrap and Fords!
Had a Note 2 for the last 2 years and about to crack open the new Note 4. Can’t wait. Many ppl have questions around the size but it’s easy to hold (I kept dropping iPhones) and fits well in my pocket. The size makes itgreat towatch netflix or youtube on. Apple have cottened on to it now too with the 6 and 6plus. I used the stylus quite a bit on the 2…. written notes, shopping lists and screen shots mainly. Overall truly an awesome phone and highly recommended.
Worth it kev. Mine fits in pocket does not bend.
A big huge step up you will notice is the glass. It’s almost impossible to smudge. No case yer (none in stock ) had mine almost a month and not even the most tiny hairline mark. Not cleaned screen and it’s perfect. Very impressive
Quinton did you get my text a while back? It’s being a while…
Thanks James for a sensible answer
P S I have an apple I pad
It’s working fine on mine. Maybe try uninstall then reinstall the app. You’ll probably have to log in again
Got my note4 on Saturday and have to say I’m extremely pleased with it :)
You will never go back to apple :)
My face book is gone has any one else got this problem
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