Coronavirus: 12 deaths and 1,620 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by health officials this evening. By Orla Dwyer Thursday 31 Dec 2020, 4:13 PM Dec 31st 2020, 4:13 PM 111,042 Views 165 Comments
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan at a media briefing last week.
Image: Sasko Lazarov
Image: Sasko Lazarov
HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE this evening reported 1,620 more cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
A further 12 people with the coronavirus have also died, according to the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).
This brings to 2,237 the total number of people with Covid-19 who have died in Ireland and 91,779 total confirmed coronavirus cases.
Of the cases notified today:
Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Dec 31, 2020 4:21 PM
1,620 new cases of covid 19 have been confirmed and 12 more people with the virus have died.
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says the alarming escalation in the incidence of the virus in the general population gives great cause for concern.
There are 37 new cases in Waterford. The 14-day incidence rate locally is now 208.3 per 100,000 people. This remains below the national rate which is 296.7.
There are 498 new infections in Dublin, 203 in Limerick, 89 in Galway, 73 in Cork and 67 in Mayo – the rest are spread across all other counties.
490 coronavirus patients are in hospital, of which 42 are in ICU.
Up to 4,000 coronavirus cases in system not yet reported NPHET says
Speaking on Thursday he said they estimate there is somewhere in the region of 4,000 positive tests reported in the past 2-3 days which have yet to be formally confirmed as cases
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