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The total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections to date in Ireland will exceed 50,000 today, as the number of cases continues to rise.
A total of 1,283 new cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing the total number of infections to date to 49,962.
Almost a quarter of all those cases have occurred in just the last two weeks.
Official figures also show that a total of 290 people were being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals last night, according to the latest HSE Daily Operations Update.
This was from 262 patients on Saturday night.
It’s also 34% higher than the numbers in the hospital with Covid-19 just a week ago when the total was 216.
It is also compared to just 75 patients treated for Covid-19 on the same date last month.
The figures also show that a total of 31 confirmed Covid-19 patients are being treated in intensive care at the hospital, as well as another seven patients suspected of having Covid-19.
Figures show that 14 of those patients are being cared for in Dublin hospitals, including one patient in intensive care at the privately run Beacon Hospital.
There are also three intensive care patients at Kerry University Hospital, two at Letterkenny and two at Cork University Hospital.
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Overall, Cavan General Hospital has a total of 33 general Covid-19 patients, the largest number in the country.
This is followed by 24 Covid-19 patients at Tallaght, 23 at Cork University Hospital, 16 at Letterkenny University Hospital and 15 at Kerry University Hospital.
The latest figures show that the 14-day incidence of the disease is highest in Cavan with 807.3 cases per 100,000 people and lowest in Co Tipperary with 109.1 cases.
The second highest incidence of 14 days is now in Co Meath with 488.6 cases per 100,000 people, an increase in the incidence rate of almost 150% in just one week.
The national 14-day average incidence rate of the disease is now 251 per 100,000, up 50% in one week.
Although the incidence of the disease in 14 days in Dublin has increased by 25% in the last week, at 224.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, Dublin is now below the national average.
In all, 14 counties now have a higher disease incidence rate than Dublin.
In addition to Cavan and Meath, they are Monaghan, Donegal, Clare, Sligo, Westmeath, Cork, Galway, Wexford, Limerick, Kildare, Longford, and Leitrim.
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