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The Department of Health has confirmed 299 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.
Sadly, two other people have lost their lives after contracting the virus.
There have been a total of 2,052 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
There are now a total of 72,241 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases reported today;
- 158 are men / 141 are women
- 67% are under 45
- The average age is 34 years.
94 are in Dublin, 41 in Donegal, 27 in Wicklow, 14 in Louth, 13 in Limerick and the remaining 110 cases are spread over 20 other counties.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 257 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 30 are in the ICU. 7 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the launch of vaccines against the virus could start early in the new year.
Donnelly will meet with Professor Brian MacCraith, head of the state’s vaccination task force, on Monday.
Professor MacCraith’s team is scheduled to deliver an implementation strategy to the government in mid-December and the Minister of Health is now optimistic about its presentation in January.
He said: “Potentially early in the new year we could be looking at things. Brian MacCraith and his team are obviously very quickly rolling out the necessary distribution for that.
“I’d say December is unlikely to be honest with you, but very soon.”
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