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There are 650 patients with COVID-19 receiving some level of critical care, Paul Reid said.
214 people are in intensive care while 436 are receiving advanced respiratory support.
Mr Reid said on Twitter: Our teams are battling to hold the levels of care that we value and to save lives. It s not an Emergency [Department] crisis now but it s probably more critical than that.
Our teams are battling to hold the levels of care that we value & to save lives. 650 #COVID19 patients are now receiving levels of critical care. 214 in ICU & 436 on Advanced Resp support. It s not an Emergency Dept crisis now but it s probably more critical than that. @HSELive
Covid-19 latest: CMO says we are beginning to flatten the curve
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that the country is beginning to flatten the curve of Covid-19 infection as a further 1,910 cases were recorded. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.
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Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that the country is beginning to flatten the curve of Covid-19 infection as a further 1,910 cases were recorded.
An additional 77 deaths related to the virus were also recorded, 76 of which occurred in January and one in December.
The median age of those who died is 84 years and the age range is 43 to 98 years.
Updated / Friday, 22 Jan 2021
19:07
Boris Johnson was speaking at a Downing Street press briefing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there is some evidence that the new variant of coronavirus first identified in the UK may be linked to a higher death rate.
Mr Johnson told the Downing Street press conference: I must tell you this afternoon that we ve been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant, the variant that was first identified in London and the South East, may be associated with a higher degree of mortality.