94 deaths and 1,013 new confirmed cases in Ireland

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed another 1,013 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, bringing the total number of cases to 199,430.

Additionally, the Health Department has reported that 94 more people have died with Covid-19. Of these deaths, 47 occurred in February, 44 occurred in January, 2 in December, and 1 in November.

Today’s update brings the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Ireland to 3,512.

Of the cases reported today:

• 465 are men / 543 are women
• 56% are under 45 years old
• The average age is 41 years.
• 337 in Dublin, 96 in Galway, 65 in Cork, 60 in Kildare, 48 in Louth and the remaining 407 cases are distributed in all other counties.

As of 2:00 p.m. today, 1,334 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 203 are in the ICU. 66 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.

Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said: “At the beginning of this pandemic, as a global community we knew much less about Covid-19 than we do now. Then we did not know that today we would have a portfolio of vaccines approved to mitigate the worst effects of Covid-19, adding to our set of tools of public health measures such as social distancing, reduction of contacts, use of masks, hygiene when coughing / sneezing and wash our hands.

“Now more than ever, as we continue to see the tragic effects of the recent increase in Covid-19 infection in the form of mortality, hospitalization and admission to the ICU, we must remember the public health advice that has led us so far in this pandemic, and helped us successfully suppress Covid-19 together in the past.

“It is the hard collective work and continued sacrifice of people across Ireland to follow these public health measures that will keep us all safe at this time, as we look towards the increased deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine in the horizon. Keep it up and encourage others to do the same. In short: the present is the time to protect yourself and stay safe, to be able to receive your vaccine in the future ”.