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Covid-19 Updates: Fri. 21st May 2021 – 524 New Virus Cases.

The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 524 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.

There are 107 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 38 are in ICU.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony Holohan has stated that the National Public Health Emergency Team is very concerned about the number of cases of the variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, that has now been detected in Ireland.

Dr. Holohan said that data from Public Health England, same due to be published this evening, is likely to show a decrease in effectiveness of the current vaccine in the prevention of transmission of this variant, after the 1st dose. The same Indian variant has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the World Health Organisation Europe region.

In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has reported zero further deaths, with 84 positive Covid-19 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at almost 165.64 million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.43 million.

Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.

Covid-19 Updates: Thur. 20th May 2021 – 469 New Virus Cases.

The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 469 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.

There are 103 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 38 are in ICU.

Up to yesterday, more than 2.2 million vaccines have been administered in this country. The interval originally set between those who received AstraZeneca vaccine doses will now be reduced from the original 16 weeks to 12 weeks, same to be phased in over the coming weeks.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 165.01 million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.42 million.

Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.

Covid-19 Updates: Wed. 19th May 2021 – 503 New Virus Cases.

The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 503 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic.

The Department of Health also noted that daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.

In Northern Ireland, their Department of Health has reported zero further coronavirus deaths and 107 new cases of the disease.

There are 101 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 38 are in ICU; with two people on ventilators.

The Covid-19 vaccine portal, for those aged 45 to 49 years, opened this morning. Persons aged 48 will be able to register tomorrow, with registration opening on Friday for those aged 47, on Saturday for 46 year olds and on Sunday for those aged 45 years.

People aged 45 to 49 who do not have a PPS number may also register. The vaccine programme’s computer system, which is a new system, has not been compromised in the recent cyber attack on the HSE.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 164.34 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 3.40 million.

Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.

Covid-19 Updates: Tue. 18th May 2021 – 358 New Virus Cases.

The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 360 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic.

The Department of Health also noted that daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.

In Northern Ireland, their Department of Health has sadly reported 2 further coronavirus deaths and 104 new cases of the disease.

There are 102 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 39 are in ICU; 3 in intensive care.

The Covid-19 vaccine portal, for those aged 45 to 49 year, will open from tomorrow. The vaccine programme’s computer system, which is a new system, has not been compromised in the recent cyber attack on the HSE.

Currently, 36% of adults have received one vaccine dose, and 13% are fully vaccinated within our Republic.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 163.72 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 3.39 million.

Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.

Covid-19 Updates: Fri./Sat. 14th/15th May 2021 – 802 New Cases.

The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 802 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic over the past two days. Of these 447 cases were reported up to midnight on Friday May 14th, and a further 355 cases were reported up to midnight last night.

The Department of Health also noted that daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.

There are 109 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today, and of that number 42 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 162.62 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 3.37 million.

Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.