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Data says average age of Covid cases is 33
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Almost one fifth of the cases of Covid-19 identified in the past fortnight were in children of primary school age. Of the 61,659 cases in the last two weeks, 11,702 cases or 19% were in those aged 5-12 years, latest figures show.
A further 11,087, or 19%, were in those aged 35-44 years. The average age of cases overall was 33 years. The 14-day national incidence of the disease was over 1,294 cases for every 100,000 people.
The highest incidence is seen in Westmeath, with 1,874 cases for every 100,000 people. Carlow has a rate of 1,872 and Longford is at 1,754.
The data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre is up to last Sunday. As of yesterday, a total of 802,691 booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered by the HSE.
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COVID-19
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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