Major spike as 484 new Covid cases confirmed, three further deaths
Experts earlier expressed their concerns about the current Covid trends emerging in Ireland
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What Micheal Martin and Leo Varadkar said about lockdown as Ireland set for new restrictions
It was originally planned that there would be a possible reintroduction of restrictions on January 6 however it seems that given the recent concerning trends that more restrictions will be introduced before 2021
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With restrictions easing ahead of Christmas, what does this week s Covid-19 data tell us?
Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate has increased by more than 10% since last Thursday. By Cónal Thomas Friday 18 Dec 2020, 10:00 AM Dec 17th 2020, 10:01 PM 55,622 Views 39 Comments
Updated Dec 18th 2020, 10:00 AM
CASES ARE RISING.
Health officials have confirmed a further 484 cases of Covid-19 and three more deaths.
A total of 431 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday and 329 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday.
That is a total of 1,244 cases compared to 757 cases over the same period last week and 822 cases the week previously.
Ireland is now in a phase “rapid growth”, according to the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).
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The Chief Medical Officer said the trends are “more troubling” due to the amount of inter-household mixing expected in the next three weeks as Christmas and the New Year approach.
Dr Holohan said Nphet has recorded increases in positivity rates, 7-day and 14-day incidences, and our 5-day average has now increased to 339 cases.
Of the cases notified today; 185 are men and 244 are women; 67pc are under 45 years of age and the median age is 35 years old.
As of 2pm today, there were 207 Covid-19 patients hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. There have been 22 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr Holohan, said: “We are seeing significant and concerning indicators that this disease is moving in the wrong direction, including an increase in positivity rates, and 7-day and 14-day incidence, and our 5-day average has now increased to 339 cases. Recent international experience has demonstrated just how quickly this disease can get out of control.