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Updated / Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 22:40 Eight more Covid-19 related deaths and 329 new cases have been notified to the Department of Health. This means there have been a total of 2,134 deaths and 76,776 cases in Ireland. The figures also show that 196 people are in hospital with the virus, 31 of which are in intensive care, down two from yesterday. There were 13 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. The 14-day virus incidence rate per 100,000 of the population is 84.7. 162 of the cases notified today are men and 166 are women, with 64% under the age of 45. The median age is 37. 86 of the infections are in Dublin, 41 in Louth, 34 in Donegal, 25 in Limerick and 17 in Kildare. ....
New Covid-19 variant discovered in UK not detected in Ireland, says NPHET expert 13:14 Tuesday, 15 December 2020 Share it Over 1,000 cases of the new variant have been discovered in the UK. The new Covid-19 variant discovered in Britain has not been detected in Ireland, according to a NPHET expert. Dr Cillian De Gascun, who’s also the director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, says that’s based on all available data. 1,000 cases of the fast-spreading variant of the virus have been detected in the UK. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday told the House of Commons that a new variant of coronavirus had been identified in England. ....
); Explainer: What we do and don t know about the new coronavirus strain reported in the UK The new variant has not been detected in Ireland to date. By Adam Daly Tuesday 15 Dec 2020, 1:47 PM Dec 15th 2020, 1:47 PM 14,793 Views 11 Comments Image: Shutterstock/MVelishchuk Image: Shutterstock/MVelishchuk IT WAS ANNOUNCED yesterday that a new strain of the virus that causes Covid-19 had been identified in England which may be associated with a faster spread of infections. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the existence of the new variant as he announced that London and some of its surrounding areas will move into the highest tier of restrictions. ....