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The number of Covid-19 patients treated at the hospital has fallen more than 75% since the peak in mid-January.
As of 8 p.m. last night, there were 472 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, of which 108 were being treated in intensive care units, up from 198 a month ago.
This has allowed the closure of 32 intensive care beds in the course of the last month.
566 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported yesterday, more than 200 more than Tuesday, but still in line with the downward trend that has caused the number of weekly cases to drop between 10% and 15% per week during the last three weeks.
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Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn has praised the efforts of young adults to help slow the spread of the virus.
He said that despite the small number of high-profile incidents, the data shows that the number of cases in people aged 19 to 24 continues on a downward trend and has fallen by 40% since mid-February.
He said that while there are headlines about young people on the streets, what is not seen are the thousands of young people who are working hard to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in their homes and their communities.
Unapproved vaccines are not obtained
Ireland will not source vaccines that are not approved by the European Medicines Agency, the Foreign Minister said.
Simon Coveney said that a small number of countries have sought to obtain vaccines from Russia and China and “that is not an approach that we can sustain or should follow.”
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, he said Ireland is working with the European Commission to maximize vaccine availability so it can quickly move up to 100,000 vaccines per week and more from there.
Mr. Coveney said that some supply problems were related to AstraZeneca and that the only delays or restrictions on vaccine delivery are related to international supplies “and nothing else.”
Last night, some TDs from Fianna Fáil, including former minister Dara Calleary, criticized the pace of the vaccine deployment, especially for those over 85 years of age.
The Taoiseach told a meeting of his parliamentary party that the government will engage with the HSE to ensure proper communication.
Micheál Martin said that the offer is the only limitation and admitted that there were some obstacles in the schedule with AstraZeneca.
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