9 people in Galway have died from COVID-19, new figures show

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New figures show that a total of nine people have died after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in Galway since the start of the pandemic.

The Central Statistics Office figures account for all deaths in the county related to COVID-19 up until 12 June.

Galway has one of the lowest death tolls in the country, with Donegal having four times as many deaths despite its smaller population.

The median age of the deaths in Galway is 84, whereas the median age of cases in the county is 38.

The number of cases in Galway remains 485 after today’s figures showed no increase. Only four cases have been reported in Galway since the start of the month.

The vast majority of deaths have occurred in the East with DUblin and Kildare being the worst affected.

Eighty-six people under the age of 64 have died after being diagnosed with the disease – but no deaths under the age of 45 have been reported.

County Deaths Median age Cases Median age of cases
Carlow 14 81 165 55
Cavan 38 86 859 46
Clare 32 82 370 56
Cork 49 83 1,534 47
Donegal 40 86 468 54
Dublin 742 84 12,366 48
Galway 9 84 489 38
Kerry 6 81 307 48
Kildare 132 82 1,347 51
Kilkenny 11 81 354 47
Laois 15 76 263 47
Leitrim .. 72 86 53
Limerick 30 80 582 49
Longford 7 83 280 39
Louth 49 82 778 50
Mayo 41 82 558 54
Meath 53 82 802 48
Monaghan 50 85 535 53
Offaly 13 79 482 43
Roscommon 10 87 345 44
Sligo 7 88 132 50
Tipperary 18 88 544 45
Waterford .. 80 150 48
Westmeath 23 84 671 47
Wexford 18 76 216 49
Wicklow 35 83 622 50