Number Of COVID-19 Cases In Ireland Surpasses 2,000 - Health Authorities

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th March, 2020) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland has exceeded 2,000, the country's Health Department said on Friday.

"The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 302 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. There are now 2,121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland," the department said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the country's death toll is at 22.

According to the World Health Organization, there are over 500,000 confirmed cases across the globe, as well as more than 23,000 fatalities.