There have been 1,703 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health in the last 24 hours, here in the Republic of Ireland; up 289 on yesterday’s reported figures.
There are 363 people with the virus currently being treated in our hospitals across the country; a noted rise of 10 in number since yesterday, with 52 of these patients being treated in intensive care units, down 3 on the same period.
In Northern Ireland, there has been reported a further 1,812 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, with sadly, a further 7 deaths within the same time period.
The HSE’s National Lead for Testing and Tracing Ms Niamh O’Beirne has stated this afternoon that the positivity rate among tests carried out in 15-24, age group has declined, dropping from 22% to 16%, with the positivity rate among children aged 0-14 having also fallen.
Please continue to stay safe.
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