The number of people with Covid-19 receiving intensive care drops to 66

THE NUMBER OF people hospitalized with Covid-19 receiving intensive care has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of January.

Paul Reid, CEO of HSE tweeted this morning that 66 people are in ICU, a drop of nine from yesterday’s figures.

This is still higher than at any point during the second wave, and is comparable to mid-May during the first wave.

He also highlighted that the number of people hospitalized with the virus now stands at 304, eight less than yesterday’s number.

“We all want this trend to continue downward and prevent the tide from turning against us again,” Reid added.

The number of confirmed cases in the ICU from December 1, 2020 to date.

Source: Covid-19 Data Hub

Concerns remain among health authorities about the static number of hospital admissions per day with seriously ill people from Covid, which has remained in the region of 20 to 25 per day since February 26, and the sustained pressure this represents. for health services.

There were 21 new confirmed cases in hospitals in the last 24 hours, continuing this trend.

The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 since the peak of the third wave.

Source: Covid-19 data center

The latest data shows an 8.5% increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases compared to last week.

Last night 20 deaths and 584 new cases were confirmed.

A total of 529,984 have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as of March 24, representing 11.13% of the population.

Some 202,700 people have received both doses, which means that 4.26% of the population has the full protection offered by vaccines.

The total number of doses administered is expected to exceed 750,000 by this weekend.

The Irish Times reports that AstraZeneca’s Irish chairman expects Ireland to receive “a large volume” of the vaccine in the coming weeks, with a record shipment of 100,000 doses arriving in the next few days.

Dublin’s Beacon Hospital continues to be the center of attention. The HSE has appointed a designated person to oversee the private facility’s vaccination program after it was criticized for beating teachers at a private school in Co Wicklow this week.