[ad_1]
There have been 1,283 new cases and three more deaths confirmed today by the Health Department.
This brings the death toll from the virus to 1,852 while the total case count in the state is 49,962.
Of the cases reported today, 651 are women and 628 men, while 68% are under 45 years of age.
There are currently 408 cases in Dublin, 156 in Cork, 88 in Kildare, 80 in Meath, 55 in Limerick, and the remaining 496 cases are spread over 21 counties.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 277 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 33 are in the ICU.
These figures come as Minister Simon Harris confirmed today that the government would impose more restrictions at the national level, after the cabinet meets tomorrow night to discuss the level of restrictions needed.
The minister, speaking on This Week in Politics, said: “If we are to overcome this virus again, we will have to take decisive action tomorrow.
“What the government is trying to do is find that landing place to do enough to get us to where we need to be, but also recognize the different demands that exist,” said Minister Harris.
“The reason the government is taking the time to consider all the implications is so that when it does act, it is decisive and national in scope.
“[We need to] Going through a period of having to take different actions every few days because I think that’s really catching up with people, “Harris said.
Northern Ireland also saw five more deaths today and 1,012 additional cases, bringing the death toll to 615 people, while the total number of confirmed infections is now 27,220.
Online editors
[ad_2]