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Ireland could see up to 9,000 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the coming days, NPHET said.
As the Covid situation in Ireland spirals out of control, health experts warn that more than 9,000 new cases could be confirmed in the coming days.
Professor Philip Nolan, Chairman of NPHET’s Irish Epidemiological Modeling Advisory Group, said that given the high volume of testing being conducted each day, the Center for Health Protection and Surveillance has yet to report a significant number of cases in numbers. officers.
He explained that positive tests in the labs will need to be confirmed by HPSC before they are officially reported.
Professor Nolan said: “Tests processed and reported on a given day will normally be validated and confirmed by HPSC the next day.”
“Positive tests detected in labs require validation (to remove duplicates and other tests that do not create new cases) and transferred to the HPSC database prior to confirmation and reporting.
“A large volume of positive tests in recent days means there is a delay in formal reporting. Over 9,000 additional new cases will be reported in the coming days.
“The delay in notification does not affect case management or contact tracing or our overall monitoring and modeling of the pandemic.”
Another 1,754 cases were confirmed Friday night, however HSE chief Paul Reid has said the actual daily figure is likely to be in the region of 3,000.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan added: “The most worrying trend today is the rapid increase in the number of people entering the hospital; we now admit between 50 and 70 people a day in our hospital system.
“Unfortunately, we expect this to get worse before it improves. Our healthcare system will not continue to cope with this level of shock.
“We’ve also seen a significant increase in positive lab tests in recent days, reflecting a real increase in the incidence of the disease, as well as the delay in people showing up for tests over the Christmas period.
“As our systems catch up with these effects, it puts significant pressure on our reporting system.”
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