Updated: 3 Jan 2021, 15:46
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LEVEL 5 restrictions cannot be eased if Ireland still has a 5-day average of 800 cases by the end of January according to Tanaiste Leo Varadkar.
He warned that people should stay at home all month and only leave for essential work purposes - as further restrictions can t be ruled out.
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NPHET s data shows that by January 31, Level 5 will reduce cases to 800 at best a dayCredit: PA:Press Association
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Last night over 3,000 new cases were confirmed as Covid-19 hospitalisations surged above 650Credit: PA:Press Association
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Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said the current state of the virus in Ireland is very alarming Credit: PA:Press Association
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Increased testing demand and an IT legacy issue - What s behind the current lag in reporting Covid-19 cases?
As many as 4,000 additional positive test results have been received which are not yet included in the official case count. By Cónal Thomas Friday 1 Jan 2021, 3:44 PM Jan 1st 2021, 3:44 PM 46,588 Views 59 Comments
THE NUMBER OF Covid-19 cases in Ireland is likely higher than what has been reported over the last number of days.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) last night confirmed a further 1,620 new cases. A total of 3,263 cases were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday.
These daily cases figures are extracted from the HPSC’s Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting (CIDR) system and then reported to the public by NPHET.
4,000 additional cases in system
Prof Philip Nolan said that there are as many as 4,000 additional positive cases in the system, which have yet to be reported.
He said in recent days over the festive period, there were very few people presenting for tests, which meant fewer positive tests coming from labs.
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. Simply put, this system was not designed to report 2/3/4,000 tests per day, and it is going to take several days to confirm all of those cases, he said.
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The Health Service Executive held their weekly press briefing where a number of these issues were discussed
The country is moving to Level 5 restrictions for at least one month in order to contain the rise in coronavirus cases.
There have been 13 more Covid-related deaths and 1,718 new cases reported by the Department of Health.
The Health Service Executive held its weekly press briefing where a number of these issues were discussed.
Here are five things we learned from the briefing:
41% rise in demand for testing
The HSE s National Lead for Testing and Tracing has said they have seen a 41% rise in the demand for Covid-19 testing, with 63,000 referrals seen over the past week.
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The health service says Covid-19 is now presenting a “very alarming” challenge. By Stephen McDermott Wednesday 30 Dec 2020, 5:03 PM Dec 30th 2020, 5:03 PM 37,722 Views 59 Comments
HSE CEO Paul Reid at today s briefing
Image: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
HSE CEO Paul Reid at today s briefing
Image: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the HSE has warned that Covid-19 is now presenting a “very alarming” challenge to the health service following a surge in cases over Christmas.
Paul Reid said that rapidly growing case numbers and high numbers of close contacts had led to “an unprecedented and toxic combination of potential scenarios” and made the health service’s worst fears about the virus become a reality.