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The Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA) has found poor practice in parts of the country, including South Tipperary, in relation to visits by social workers to children placed within foster care.
HIQA has stated that two thirds of the files in South Tipperary, Kilkenny, and Carlow did not contain evidence of visits in line with current, laid-down and necessary regulations.
Ms Eva Boyle (latter chief of children’s services at HIQA), stated that some of those in care did not get sufficient visits. For some children in short-term care visits are required every three months. For other children visits are required every six months.
All stated areas, say they visited children in line with stated regulations, but HIQA’s findings claim that for the two years prior to their own inspection, none of the areas fully complied with necessary regulations and requirement.
The Department of Health has confirmed 1,499 new cases of Covid-19, in the Republic of Ireland in the past 24 hours; an increase of 450 based on yesterday’s reported figures.
There are 300 patients diagnosed with the virus in our hospitals, down 10 since yesterday, with 63 of these in intensive care units, a decrease of 3 on yesterday.
In Northern Ireland, their Department of Health have confirmed 1,078 new cases reported over the same period.
There are 362 patients with Covid-19 in their hospitals, an increase of 17 on yesterday. Of these, 27 are being treated in intensive care, down 1 on yesterday.
Sadly, 4 further coronavirus related deaths have also been confirmed.
Coronavirus Figures confirmed north and south on the Irish mainland, over the past 24 hours, total 2,577.
Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death.
The Department of Health has confirmed 1,049 new cases of Covid-19 here in the Irish Republic over the past 24 hours.
There are 310 patients in our hospitals with the virus, 66 of whom are in intensive care units, (ICU’s).
Meanwhile, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has begun operating walk-in vaccination clinics across college campuses from today in a bid to promote further vaccination uptake amongst younger people.
The campaign involves some 30 third-level institutions, with temporary vaccination centres being set up on 15 of these sites.
In Northern Ireland, a further 903 cases of coronavirus were reported over the past 24 hours, down from 1,030 yesterday.
Sadly, 4 further coronavirus-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland over the same 24 hour time-frame.
Figures confirmed north and south on our island today, total 1,952, the number of coronavirus cases on the Irish mainland.
Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death.
The Department of Health in the Republic of Ireland has confirmed 1,459 new cases of Covid-19, within the past 24 hours; up 124 based on yesterdays reported figures.
Currently there are 296 people in our hospitals, latter figure up 14 on Saturday’s reported count.
There remain 65 patients in ICU, same figure unchanged since yesterday.
Possible Future Hope:
Professor Luke O’Neill (Professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin) has stated that 100 immunologists who attended a recent conference in Munich, at which he attended, were speculating that the spring of 2022, could be a turning point in the fight to stamp out the current virus.
He further explained; “What that means is the virus has gone endemic and if you do catch it you’d have symptoms like the common cold. There’s a reasonable chance that it might get more benign. Other viruses become less troublesome as they spread and maybe this one will be more like that, so that’s a reasonable thing to say, but it’s an unknown to be honest.”
Meanwhile, the Department of Health in Northern Ireland has confirmed another 1,020 positive cases of the virus within the same 24 hour period.
Sadly, a further 6 patients, latter who had previously tested positive for Covid-19, have died.
Both figures north and south bring to 2,479 the number of coronavirus cases confirmed on the mainland of Ireland; latter figure up 24 in total on yesterdays reported figures.
Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death.
The Department of Health has confirmed a further 1,335 new cases of Covid-19 here in the Republic of Ireland, in the last 24 hours; same figure up 172 on reported figures yesterday.
The number of people in our hospitals today stands at 282 of these 65 are being treated in intensive care units up 4 on yesterday’s figure of 61.
Yesterday, the Health Service Executive stated that those who are immunocompromised will be notified of an appointment for a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine from next week.
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Here in the Irish Republic 381,883 Covid cases have been identified since the pandemic began, with sadly 5,209 Covid-related fatalities.
The 14 Day incidence of confirmed COVID-19 cases in each of the 8 local electoral areas of Co. Tipperary in the 14 days, between September 7th and September 20th, reveals that Thurles district has had the second highest number of Covid-19 cases (79); with Clonmel the worst affected district (99).
The Roscrea-Templemore district has the lowest number of cases, 24 in total, while Nenagh District has had 35 confirmed cases, Carrick-on-suir 41; Cahir 60, Newport electoral area 61, and finally Cashel-Tipperary Town District with a total of 74 cases.
Another 1,120 cases of the coronavirus were reported today in Northern Ireland, up from 1,030 reported yesterday.
This brings to 2,455 the number of Covid-19 cases reported on the Irish mainland today; up a further 262 cases on yesterday’s reported figures.
Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death.
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