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The Republic’s Department of Health have confirmed 6,689 new cases of Covid-19, with 3,911 people registering a positive antigen test using the HSE portal; confirming in all a total of 10,600 new virus cases, latter a decrease of 561 based on numbers reported in the same 24 hour period yesterday.

As of 8:00am this morning. there remain 836 people with Covid-19 in hospitals around the state; down 56 on the same time yesterday, with a total of 78 of these patients being treated in intensive care units, down 10 on yesterday.

Today’s figures represent the lowest number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units around the country, since November 8th last, 2021.

According to the Irish Republic’s Covid-19 Data Hub Tracker, last updated yesterday January 19th, 2022, sadly, 6087 persons (including those probable and possible) have died since the pandemic began.

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has confirmed a further 3,476 coronavirus cases today, down from 3,568 cases reported yesterday.

There remain 398 patients with Covid-19 in northern hospitals, down from 402 reported yesterday, with 24 patients with Covid-19 in their hospital intensive care units.

The Northern Ireland Department of Health has, sadly, also reported 5 Covid-19-related deaths today, bringing their deaths tally to 3,067 in total since the pandemic began.

Please continue the downward virus hospital trend by getting your booster vaccination dose, as soon as applicable.

The Department of Health here in the Irish Republic, has confirmed 5,523 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,048 positive antigen tests, registered through the HSE portal; thus confirming in all a total of 10,571 new virus cases, within our Republic in the past 24 hours.

These latest figures show the number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital at 896 and of these, 90 patients are being treated in ICUs – unchanged from figures reported yesterday. So far this January, there have, sadly, been 66 Covid-19 deaths.

An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin has publicly stated that he believes people can look forward to an earlier lifting of restrictions, with same possibly happening next week.
Urging people to get the booster vaccine, if they are eligible, he warned that mask wearing will be an important feature going forward and he also believes that public health advice will maintain that thinking.

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has confirmed 3,879 coronavirus cases today, down from 4,451 cases confirmed yesterday.

Today, there were 402 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in Northern Ireland, down from 404 reported yesterday, with 24 of these patients remaining in hospital intensive care units.
The Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has also, sadly, reported 2 further Covid-19-related deaths today, bringing their total number of deaths, since the start of the pandemic, to 3,056.

Please continue the downward virus trend by getting your booster vaccination dose, as soon as applicable.

The Department of Health has confirmed 5,767 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,916 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal, confirming a total of 11,683 new virus cases within the Irish Republic within the past 24 hours.

There are currently 979 people in hospital with the virus, with 93 in the Republics intensive care units

Meanwhile, the Minister for Health Mr Stephen Donnelly has stated that current public health restrictions are likely to be lifted shortly.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has issued a safety notice to raise awareness of the product recall of two batches of the Genrui Covid-19 rapid antigen testing kits. The manufacturer of the product has identified an issue relating to contamination of the sample diluent (a substance used to dilute something) for in particular two specific batches identified as No 20211008 and No 20211125.

The Central Statistics Office reveals that 90% of those aged between 35 and 44 years, who could work remotely, would like to continue doing do so when Covid-19 pandemic restrictions end. According to the CSO, 80% of those currently in employment, have worked remotely at some point since the beginning of the current pandemic.

Northern Ireland‘s Department of Health has confirmed a further 4,081 coronavirus cases today, up from the 3,295 cases reported yesterday.

Today, there were 412 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in Northern Ireland, up from 394 yesterday, with 28 of these patients in intensive care units.

The Northern Ireland Department of Health has also, sadly, recorded 4 more Covid-19-related deaths, also today.

Abroad, Hong Kong will cull some 2,000 hamsters after some of same tested positive for the coronavirus, as the city attempts to maintain its strict zero-Covid strategy.

Warning: The World Health Organization’s Emergencies Director Mr Michael Ryan has warned against any notion that the Covid-19 pandemic becoming endemic, would mean that the disease was no longer dangerous. He points out that what we need to do is to get to low levels of disease incidence, with maximum vaccination of our populations, thus ensuring that no one has to lose their life.

Please continue the downward virus trend by getting your booster vaccination dose, as soon as applicable.