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The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to review the latest situation with Covid-19.
New figures show that the number of people admitted to hospital with confirmed, or suspected Covid-19, has increased slightly to 927.
The hospitals with the largest number of cases are in Dublin, at the Mater with 106 cases, St James’s, 73, and Tallaght University Hospital, 69.
Elsewhere, Limerick has 48 patients, Mayo, 33, and Tullamore, 22.
There are 132 vacant critical care beds available in public and private hospitals.
Most of these beds are at Galway University Hospital, 14, Limerick, 9, and Sligo, 7.
Three hospitals have no critical care beds free. They are Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in Dublin, Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise and Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore.
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Yesterday, the Department of Health announced 16 more deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities in Ireland to 1,319.
The overall number of confirmed cases stands at 21,772 after another 266 cases were confirmed.
To protect yourself from Covid-19 you should:
- Keep a space of 2 meters (6.5 feet) between you and other people
- Avoid communal sleeping areas
- Avoid any crowded places
- Not shake hands or make close contact with other people, if possible
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