New figures from the Health Service Executive show the number of deaths from or with Covid-19 in nursing homes, in hospitals linked to outbreaks and in disability residential centres, since the start of the pandemic.
Of 8,545 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland, 2,323 or over 27% were in nursing homes. The data covers the period from March 2020 until mid-February this year.
In acute hospitals, 12,582 confirmed cases were linked to outbreaks affecting patients or staff. There have been 1,126 deaths linked to hospital outbreaks, involving patients or staff.
This figure breaks down as 1,121 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 5 possible Covid-19 cases. In HSE-run disability residential centres, there have been 59 Covid-19 deaths recorded.