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The HSE's Chief Clinical Officer has defended the pace of the vaccination roll-out plan in Ireland, saying they are "dishing it out as soon as we can get it in".
Updated / Friday, 12 Feb 2021
22:27
A total of 3,865 people have died with Covid-19
There have been 23 further coronavirus-related deaths and 921 new cases of the disease reported to the Department of Health.
A total of 3,865 people have died with Covid-19 while the cumulative number of infections is 207,720.
As of 9 February, 248,284 doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in Ireland. 158,904 people have received their first dose and 89,380 people have received their second dose.
The number of people in ICU with the virus is 173, this is an increase of one compared to yesterday. There are 959 Covid patients in hospital with 53 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.