Officials Announce 2,121 New Coronavirus Cases and Eight Deaths
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Health officials have announced 2,121 new cases of coronavirus and eight more virus-related deaths.
It takes the death toll in Ireland to 2,616 and the total number of confirmed cases to 174,843.
The total accounts for the denotification of four previously-confirmed cases.
This afternoon, there were 1,975 COVID-19 patients in Irish hospitals with 200 people in intensive care with their symptoms.
The 14-day rate of the virus now stands at 1404.2 new cases per 100,000 people in Ireland.
The seven-day incidence is 470.2 with the five-day moving average now 3,149.
He said the increase in hospitalisations is not down to any change in the virus itself but to the much greater levels of community transmission the country is experiencing.
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A further 2,121 new cases of coronavirus have been announced this evening, alongside eight more virus-related deaths.
It takes the death toll in Ireland to 2,616 and the total number of confirmed cases to 174,843.
The total accounts for the denotification of four previously-confirmed cases.
This afternoon, there were 1,975 COVID-19 patients in Irish hospitals, while 200 people are in intensive care with their symptoms. Stay at home
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the third wave has seen “more sick people in hospital than at any time in the course of this pandemic.”
He said the increase in hospitalisations is not down to any change in the virus itself but to the much greater levels of community transmission the country is experiencing.