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The Department of Health has been notified of eight more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 6,888 new cases.
There have now been a total of 2,344 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland and 147,613 confirmed cases.
The number of people in the ICU has increased to 125, six more than yesterday. There have also been 100 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
It is unclear if tonight’s figure of 6,888 cases includes backward cases or is just new cases.
Of the cases reported today, 60% are under 45 years of age and the average age is 38 years.
The current figure includes 2,088 cases in Dublin, 862 in Cork, 469 in Limerick, 405 in Wexford, 320 in Waterford, and the remaining 2,744 cases are spread across all other counties.
The 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population is 1,291.
Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, another 17 people have died of coronavirus, the Health Department confirmed.
Another 1,112 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
Two of the reported deaths occurred outside of the period.
It brings the total number of people who died from the virus in the North to 1,460 and the total number of confirmed cases to 88,700 since the pandemic began.
It comes as SDLP MLA Justin McNulty shared a video of ambulances lined up outside Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry last night.
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Daisy Hill Hospital tonight. This is so scary for patients and staff. God bless you all. pic.twitter.com/75g9FXZR0e
– Justin McNulty (@ JustinMcNu1ty) January 9, 2021
Northern Ireland’s health system is under great pressure: hospitals are almost at full capacity and cancer surgery procedures are among the canceled operations in Belfast.
There are now 703 people with the virus in hospitals across the north and 53 in ICUs.
Hospital occupancy is 94%. There are 15 ICU beds available.
The North’s seven-day incidence rate per 100,000 residents is now 556.
Newry, Morne, and Down had the highest rate at 801 per 100,000, followed by Mid Ulster at 751 and Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon at 722.
In the past seven days, 10,468 people tested positive.
New lockdown restrictions came into effect on Friday that prevent people from leaving the house except for essential reasons.
The police can order people to return home as part of the measures.
The strict rules will remain in effect until February 6, but will be revised later this month.
Additional reporting PA
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