The Department of Health here in the Irish Republic has confirmed 8,354 new cases of Covid-19, within the last 24 hours. Of this total, 4,076 were PCR-confirmed cases, with 4,278 people having registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
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This morning there are 1,333 people infected in our Republic’s hospitals across the country, with 58 of these patients in hospital intensive care units.
The total number of Covid-19-related deaths, since the start of the pandemic sadly, stands at 6,805 as of yesterday.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended a fourth Covid vaccine dose, for everyone aged 65 and older within the Irish Republic.
NIAC has also recommended a second booster for those aged 12 years and older who are immunocompromised and children aged five to 11 who are also immunocompromised, should complete an extended primary course, representing a total of three vaccine doses.
The European Centre for Disease Control and the European Medicines Agency’s Covid-19 task force has concluded that it is too early to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines on the general population.
In Northern Ireland, a further 1,155 cases of coronavirus infections were reported on today, down from 1,387 cases on Monday.
Also, in Northern Ireland, 519 people with Covid-19 were confined in hospitals today, down 11 on yesterday, with 5 patients in intensive care units, down 1 on the day before.
Two new Covid-19-related deaths have, sadly, also been confirmed today, bringing the total number of deaths, linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, since the start of the pandemic, to 3,348.
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