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HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE reported 2,001 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
In a statement, it said that 93 other people who were confirmed to have Covid-19 had died. 89 of these deaths occurred in January.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is 2,708, and the total number of confirmed cases is now 176,839.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 1,949 people were hospitalized with the virus. Of these, 202 were in the ICU at 11 a.m. today.
The median age of those who died was 82 years and the age range was 41 to 99 years. NPHET said tonight that three of the deaths reported today were in December and another death remains under investigation.
Of the new cases reported today, 55% corresponded to people under 45 years of age. 701 of the new cases are in Dublin, 204 in Cork, 102 in Waterford, 98 in Meath, 90 in Donegal, and the remaining 806 cases are spread across all other counties.
The incidence rate of 14 days per 100,000 population is 1,334.6. Monaghan, Louth, and Waterford are the three counties with the highest incidence rates today.
In a statement, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan said: “While we are beginning to see the first results of our collective efforts to minimize transmission of the virus, we sadly report 93 additional deaths today.
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“We cannot afford to lower our guard against the very high levels of infection that remain in the community today. Covid-19 hospitalization and ICU numbers are of utmost importance to us as they put very significant pressure on our healthcare workers and on the provision of acute non-Covid medical and surgical care.
“We need everyone to stay home, except for essential reasons. The more each individual follows this advice in their daily life, the more we can reduce the spread of Covid-19 and minimize the impact on vital healthcare services, patients and frontline workers. “
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