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Today, April 21st, the Department of Health here in the Irish Republic have confirmed 3,035 new cases of Covid-19 within the past 24 hours. This figure includes 1,426 PCR-confirmed cases and 1,609 positive antigen tests, latter registered through the HSE portal.

This morning there were 654 people in our Republic’s hospitals with the virus; a reduction of 52 cases on yesterday’s reported figure, and of these 37 patients were in hospital intensive care units.

Here in Co. Tipperary there have been 1,115 Covid virus cases confirmed within the past 14 days, 41 of which were confirmed yesterday.

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic remains at 6,981, as of last Wednesday.

The Health Service Executive in the Irish Republic has said it is presently finalising plans to begin the second booster vaccination programme for Covid-19, within the coming days.
Same was recommended recently by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. The necessary clinical guidance, training and education materials, together with IT updates and communications materials are currently being put in place.

In Northern Ireland a further 752 cases of coronavirus were reported today, up from 588 on yesterday.

Today, 387 people with Covid-19 were in northern hospitals, while 5 people were in intensive care units. Latter hospital figure is also up from yesterday when 380 people with Covid-19 were in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with again 5 people in ICUs.

Sadly, 9 further Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing their total number of deaths linked to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic to 3,402.

Almost 14,500 cases of Covid-19 were reported over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend here in the Irish Republic, according to latest figures confirmed today.

Friday: There were 1,788 PCR-confirmed cases and 2,013 positive antigen tests.
Saturday: There were 1,666 PCR and 1,459 positive antigen tests.
Sunday: There were 852 PCR and 1,270 positive antigen tests.
Yesterday: There were 1,668 PCR and 1,351 positive antigen tests.
Today: There were 778 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19 cases, while 1,641 people have registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.

There was a slight increase in the number of people in Republic’s hospitals with Covid-19 cases this morning, up 8 on yesterday, bringing the total to 750.
The total number of Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic here in the Republic stands, sadly, at 6,932, as of Thursday last April 14th.

In Northern Ireland a further 2,695 cases of coronavirus were reported today, while 367 people, with Covid-19 are in hospitals; 5 of whom are in intensive care units.

Sadly, 14 Covid-related deaths have also been confirmed in Northern Ireland, bringing their total number of deaths linked to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic, to 3,391.

The Department of Health here in the Republic of Ireland has confirmed 4,728 new cases of Covid-19. The latter number includes 2,098 PCR-confirmed cases of the virus and 2,630 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal.

As of this morning, there were 933 patients with the virus in our Republic’s hospital, representing a reduction of 71 on yesterday’s figure, with 58 Covid-19 patients in intensive care units across the State.

Sadly 16 deaths have been recorded today, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic is 6,903 as of yesterday.

Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, their Department of Health has been notified of another 770 positive cases of the virus, within the past 24 hours.

This morning, there were 466 Covid-positive patients in northern hospital, of whom 4 are in intensive care.
Sadly also, 3 new Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic, to 3,372.