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Under 5 new killer Covid-19 cases confirmed in Tipperary.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed that there has been, sadly, 12 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,812.
There have been 431 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, at 242,105.
Of the cases confirmed today; 160 are in Dublin, 50 in Kildare, 34 in Donegal, 21 in Meath, 20 in Limerick, with the remaining 146 cases located across 20 other counties.
Of today’s cases, 70% are under the age of 45 years.
There have been 5,571 virus cases confirmed here in Co. Tipperary, since the pandemic began, same figure relevant up to and including April 12th, 2021. Within the past 24 hours, under 5 cases have been confirmed within the county, bringing the Tipperary count to 117 confirmed within the past 14 days.
There are 192 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 49 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.
The EU is expecting to receive 50 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine within in the next three months; that is according to European Commission President Ms Ursula von der Leyen. An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin has also confirmed that Ireland will receive an extra 545,000 doses, with delivery to begin this month.
Denmark has today announced it will now stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine altogether, thus becoming the first European country to do so.
Some 758,763 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered here in Ireland up to April 10th, with 317,453 persons having received their second dose.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 137.60 million confirmed, with global deaths at over 2.96 million.
Please Continue To Behave Responsibly.
- In 2020, greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies – covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, fell by 6.4 per cent.
- Emissions decreased by 8.4 % from the electricity generation sector, due to more renewable energy and less fossil fuels.
- The overall decrease in industrial emissions is 3.5%, with the cement industry emissions decreasing and increases recorded for the dairy and pharmachem sectors.
- Greenhouse gas emissions from aviation decreased by 63% compared to 2019, which reflects the significant impact of Covid-19.
The EPA, as the Competent Authority in Ireland for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), today released its preliminary analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies fell by 6.4% (0.9 million tonnes) in 2020, to their lowest level since the EU ETS was introduced in 2005. This compares with a decrease of approximately 11-12% across Europe.
The decrease in emissions is due to the impact of lower production in some industrial sectors during the pandemic, combined with a significant drop in power generation emissions. Power generation emissions dropped by 8.4% as a result of the strong presence of renewable energy – mainly wind generation – and less use of fossil fuels, such as peat, in our energy mix. In contrast, emissions from the ESB coal-fired plant at Moneypoint increased by almost 27%, mainly due to increased demand for balance on the National Grid.
Aside from power generation, the decrease in industrial emissions collectively is 3.5%.
- Cement industries recorded a 5.7% decrease overall.
- The dairy processing industry showed a 4.0% increase.
- Emissions from pharmachem industries increased by 10.9%.
Aviation emissions from flights within the European Economic Area reported to Ireland decreased by 63% compared to 2019, to 4.74 million tonnes. The only airline showing an increase in emissions in 2019 and 2020 specialises in air freight.
Dr. Maria Martin, EPA Senior Manager, stated:
“We welcome the overall decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 from large industry and power generation. However, underlying this decrease are some contrasting trends. An increase in the use of renewables in the power generation sector – coupled with the impact of Covid-19 – leads to less emissions. There are, nevertheless, many companies in the industrial sectors, such as dairy processing and pharmachem, where emissions are increasing year on year.
A positive development is the fact that the price of carbon in the EU ETS has continued to rise from just under €31 per tonne at the end of 2020 to €43 per tonne currently. It is not yet clear if this will be sufficient and stable enough to drive emissions reductions.”
In Ireland, 105 major industrial and institutional sites were required to report their emissions for 2020, by March 31st 2021 in the Emissions Trading System. These include sites operating in the power generation, cement, lime, and oil refining sectors. Also included are large companies in sectors such as food & drink, pharmaceuticals and semi-conductors.
Details of the verified emissions of greenhouse gases in 2020 are available on the EU’s website HERE. The data are not complete for all Member states. Analysis of the EU data can be found in Carbon Pulse HERE.
Further details about Emissions Trading are available on the EPA website HERE.
Further information about Ireland’s overall greenhouse gas emissions is also available on their website and the EPA has developed useful infographics and published the detailed greenhouse gas inventory HERE.
6 new killer Covid-19 cases confirmed in Tipperary.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed that there has been, sadly, 18 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,803.
There have been 358 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, at 241,684.
Of the cases confirmed today; 166 are in Dublin, 39 in Donegal, 16 in Kildare, 13 in Offaly, 12 each in both Meath and Limerick, with the remaining 100 cases located across 18 other counties.
Of today’s cases, 73% are under the age of 45 years.
There have been 5,567 virus cases confirmed here in Co. Tipperary, since the pandemic began, same figure relevant up to and including April 10th, 2021. Within the past 24 hours, 6 new cases have been confirmed within the county, bringing the Tipperary count to 122 confirmed within the past 14 days.
There are 206 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 48 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.
Immunisation clinics planned for today using the AstraZeneca vaccine have been cancelled by the Health Service Executive. This is due to the changes in the advice on the use of the same vaccine product.
Dr. Mary Favier, a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), stressed that the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risks and she urged anyone under the age of 60 years whp are in a high risk category, and who has already received their first jab, to get the second dose.
Vaccine Company Johnson & Johnson has stated that it will delay the roll-out of its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe, following US authorities moved to suspend use of the shot, due to rare clotting concerns.
Some 749,450 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered here in Ireland up to April 10th, with 314,216 persons having received their second dose.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 136.85 million confirmed, with global deaths at almost 2.95 million.
Please Continue To Behave Responsibly.
Less than 5 new killer Covid-19 cases confirmed in Tipperary.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed that there has been, sadly, zero deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,785.
There have been 394 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, at 241,330.
Of the cases confirmed today, 175 cases in Dublin, 34 in Kildare, 21 in both Galway and Mayo, 20 in Limerick, with the remaining 123 cases located across 18 other counties.
Of today’s cases, 75% are under the age of 45 years.
There have been 5,562 virus cases confirmed here in Co. Tipperary, since the pandemic began, same figure relevant up to and including April 10th, 2021. Within the past 24 hours, less than 5 new cases have been confirmed within the county, bringing the Tipperary count to 132 confirmed within the past 14 days.
There are 227 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 50 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.
Some 745,363 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered here in Ireland up to April 10th, with 313,031 persons having received their second dose.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 136.18 million confirmed, with global deaths at almost 2.94 million.
Please Behave Responsibly.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed that there has been, sadly, 2 further deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,785.
There have been 303 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, at 240,945.
Of today’s cases, 75% are under the age of 45 years.
One death and 89 new cases were confirmed this lunchtime in Northern Ireland.
There have been 5,545 virus cases confirmed here in Co. Tipperary, since the pandemic began, same figure relevant up to and including April 9th, 2021.
There are 213 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 53 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.
Some 735,997 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered here in Ireland up to April 8th, with 309,922 persons having received their second dose.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 135.50 million confirmed, with global deaths at over 2.93 million.
Please do follow public health advice, by avoiding large gatherings and house parties.
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