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The number of people with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals remains relatively stable.
The latest figures show that, at 8 a.m. this morning, there were 233 people in treatment for the virus.
Last night, 28 patients were receiving treatment in intensive care units, of which 17 were on ventilators.
St Luke Hospital in Kilkenny accounted for the highest number of Covid cases with 31, followed by Letterkenny University Hospital in Donegal, where there were 29 coronavirus patients.
There were 25 people in treatment at St Vincent University Hospital, 22 at Tallaght University Hospital and 21 at Mater Hospital, all in Dublin.
The Health Department was notified yesterday of 13 more deaths related to Covid-19, while 456 additional new cases were confirmed.
It brings the total number of deaths to 2,099 and the cumulative cases to 73,948. The figures include some cases that were not reported earlier this week due to a technical problem.
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The 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants nationwide is 80.9. Counties with the highest rates of the disease include Donegal (219.9), Louth (160.6), Kilkenny (159.2), and Limerick (147.8).
The counties with the lowest number of infections are Leitrim (12.5), Wexford (20), Westmeath (25.9) and Kerry (31.8).
Meanwhile, the chairman of the epidemiology and public health section of the Royal Society of Medicine of Great Britain has warned that the decision to ease Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland on Friday could result in a record number of infections in the New Year.
Professor Gabriel Scally urged people not to have big family gatherings at Christmas, but to “save their hugs for Easter.”
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