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10 Apr 2020

What does the data tell us about Ireland's fight against coronavirus?

There are a lot of numbers flying around the place that tell us things about the coronavirus outbreak - but analysing them can be tricky.Is it possible to read too far into some numbers, and too soon? Or is tracking the trajectory of death and diagnosis tolls our best way of getting a handle on how the coronavirus is affecting Ireland?

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