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Ireland now has fastest growing incidence rate in the EU
Ireland has reported eight further COVID deaths and another 922 cases in the past 24 hours.
As of 8am on Thursday, there were 255 COVID-19 patients in Irish hospitals, 22 of which were in intensive care.
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said: Unfortunately, none of the indicators of this disease are showing encouraging signs. Ireland now has the fastest growing incidence rate in the European Union.
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image captionLeicester s NHS hospitals serve a population of more than one million people
Hospitals in Leicester are in the highest state of alert in the NHS, called Opel 4, the BBC understands.
Staff are currently treating 295 people with coronavirus, up from 204 at the peak of the first wave.
To manage, bosses say they are freeing up additional beds in the area s community hospitals to care for patients with the virus.
The pressure on hospitals has been cited as a factor in the decision to keep the city and county in tier three.
Opel 4 means pressure on the local health and social care system continues to escalate, leaving organisations unable to deliver comprehensive care.
Government explains the reasons why Leicester and Leicestershire remain in Tier 3
The city and county are both staying under the highest level of restrictions
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Demand in acute hospitals is rising rapidly in Leicester (Image: Getty)
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Leicestershire and potential split looked at in great detail as part of Tier 3 review I’m grateful to the people of Leicestershire, I know it has been a long hard slog
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