Six deaths and 6,110 new confirmed cases in Ireland

HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed another 6,110 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

There have been six additional deaths of patients diagnosed with the disease.

This brings the death toll to 2,265, with a total of 107,997 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country since the start of the pandemic.

Of the cases reported today:

• 2,911 are men / 3,195 are women
• 63% are under 45
• The average age is 36 years.
• 3,655 in Dublin, 323 in Kildare, 291 in Cork, 234 in Limerick, 137 in Louth and the remaining 1,470 cases are distributed in all other counties.

As of 2pm today, 776 Covid patients are in the hospital, of which 70 are in the ICU. There were 92 additional hospitalizations in the past 24 hours.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan urged people to limit their interactions.

“Community leaders and organizations across the country now need to support their colleagues, neighbors, family, and friends to follow the spirit of public health councils. We must restrict our movements, we have to limit the people we interact with outside of our homes, if we want to suppress the virus and maintain our essential services. “

Professor Philip Nolan, Chairman of Nphet’s Irish Epidemiological Modeling Advisory Group, said: “Scenario models raise the possibility of 1,500-2,000 people in hospital and 200-400 people in ICU by mid-January, if not we act to radically reduce transmission and incidence. It will be necessary for all of us to adopt public health measures of staying home and reducing contacts to suppress current levels of disease. “

Liam Woods, who is HSE’s National Director of Acute Operations, said that HSE is introducing cuts in non-essential services at adult hospitals to cope with rising Covid-19 admissions. He said this will be subject to ongoing review.

Professor Karina Butler, chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, said; “The vaccination program for the first priority groups has started. The launch has accelerated this week.

“As we continue to provide vaccines to the entire population, we urge anyone with concerns or questions to contact their GP, pharmacist, or healthcare provider for objective and reliable information. The HSE.ie website also provides reliable information on the efficacy and safety of vaccines. “