Families of 15 health workers who died after contracting Covid get 100,000 payment

The Covid death-in-service scheme provides an ex-gratia payment of €100,000 to families of deceased healthcare workers deemed essential during the pandemic's early stages.

As of October 9, Pobal received 17 applications for the scheme, with 15 approved for payment, while additional documentation is awaited from the remaining two.

The government reported 9,336 probable and possible Covid-related deaths in Ireland since 2020, indicating an ongoing impact of the virus despite recent case decreases.

Recent data shows a 20% decrease in Covid cases week-on-week, with hospitalizations down 23%, and intensive-care admissions and deaths remaining low.

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