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Covid-19 Update: Mon. 14th Dec. 2020 – 2 Deaths – 264 New Cases.

The Department of Health have confirmed this evening that there have sadly been 2 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 2,126.

There are 264 new additional virus cases reported today, leaving the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception in the Irish Republic, at 76,449.

There are 215 coronavirus patients in hospitals, with 33 cases being treated in intensive care units, across the Republic.

Of today’s cases; 79 are in Dublin; 24 in Donegal; 19 in Kerry; 18 in Limerick; 14 each in Kildare and Wexford and the remaining 96 cases located across 16 other counties.

An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin has said the rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will begin in the week after its expected approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA); latter which is expected to give its decision later this month, on December 29th .

Five coronavirus deaths have been sadly recorded in Northern Ireland, taking their official death toll to 1,129. They also report 419 new cases which takes their cumulative total of positive tests to 58,635.

Total global cases up to 5.30pm this evening, now stand at over 72.3 million with global deaths at almost 1.62 million.

Please be mindful, this Christmas season that this virus remains a constant danger, especially to vulnerable and older persons.

Please Remember “Hands, Face and Space”.

Covid-19 Update: Sun. 13th Dec. 2020 – 1 Death – 429 New Cases.

Five new killer Covid-19 virus cases in Tipperary today.

The Department of Health have confirmed this evening that there have sadly been 1 death caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 2,124.

There are 429 new additional virus cases reported today, leaving the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception in the Irish Republic, at 76,185.

There are 193 coronavirus patients in hospitals, with 31 cases being treated in intensive care units, across the Republic.

Of today’s cases; 122 cases are in Dublin; 46 in Donegal; 30 in Limerick; 22 in Laois; 20 in Cork; with the remaining 189 cases located across all other counties.

Data last updated for Co. Tipperary, as of Sunday, December 13th 2020, shows there have been 1,620 cases todate, 5 more than recorded yesterday.

The Government has received a plan for how the Covid-19 vaccine will be rolled out across the country, and same is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday next, after it has been considered fully by Cabinet.

Total global cases up to 5.30pm this evening, now stand at almost 72 million with global deaths at almost 1.61 million.

Please be mindful, this Christmas season that this virus remains a constant danger, especially to vulnerable and older persons.

Please Remember “Hands, Face and Space”.

Covid-19 Update: Sat. 12th Dec. 2020 – 3 Deaths – 248 New Cases.

The Department of Health have confirmed this evening that there have sadly been 3 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 2,123.

There are 248 new additional virus cases reported today, leaving the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception in the Irish Republic, at 75,756.

There are 185 coronavirus patients in hospitals, with 31 cases being treated in intensive care units, across the Republic.

A further 9 people have sadly died from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, taking the death toll there to 1,120. There were 476 additional cases of the virus also reported, bringing there cumulative total to 57,733.

Data relevant up to Saturday, December 12th, 2020, shows there have been 1615 confirmed killer Covid-19 virus cases identified to date in Co. Tipperary.

Total global cases up to 5.30pm this evening, now stand at well over 71.3 million with global deaths over 1.6 million.

Please be mindful, this Christmas season, that this virus remains a constant danger especially to vulnerable and older persons.

Please Remember “Hands, Face and Space”.

Covid-19 Update: Fri. 11th Dec. 2020 – 3 Deaths – 313 New Cases.

5 extra killer Covid-19 cases confirmed in Co. Tipperary, up to midnight last night

There are 313 new additional virus cases reported today, leaving the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception in the Irish Republic, at 75,507.

Of this evening’s confirmed cases; 18 are in Laois; 21 in Kilkenny; 70 in Dublin; 31 in Mayo; 19 in Donegal; 25 in Louth; with the remaining 154 cases located across 18 other counties, with no new cases notified in Kerry and Leitrim.

There were 35 cases being treated for Covid-19 in intensive care units across the Republic.

Ms Elizabeth Canavan, Assistant Secretary-General at the Department of the Taoiseach has advised that with just two weeks to Christmas, people should start to limit their contacts now; particularly if they plan to spend Christmas with vulnerable family members. This advice is based on keeping in mind what happened in countries like Canada and the United States, following ‘Thanksgiving’ celebrations over there.

Data relevant up to midnight on Friday, December 11th, 2020, shows there have been 1610 confirmed killer Covid-19 virus cases identified to date in Co. Tipperary.

An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin has said there will be a build up of Covid-19 vaccine availability in January and February of next year 2021, followed by higher volumes in March, April and May of that year.

A panel of experts within the US has voted to recommend granting emergency approval for Pfizer / BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, thus paving the way for the United States to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunisation.

Total global cases up to 5.30pm this evening, now stand at almost 69.9 million with global deaths almost 1.59 million.

Please be mindful, this Christmas season, that this virus remains a constant danger especially to vulnerable and older persons.

Please Remember “Hands, Face and Space”.

Covid-19 Update: Thur. 10th Dec. 2020 – 15 Deaths – 310 New Cases.

15 killer Covid-19 cases confirmed in Co. Tipperary this evening

The Department of Health have confirmed this evening that there have sadly been 15 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 2,117.

There are 310 new additional virus cases reported today, [10 of those deaths taking place in December], leaving the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception in the Irish Republic, at 75,203.

Of this evening’s confirmed cases; 15 each are in Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford and Meath; 80 in Dublin; 27 in Donegal; 25 in Louth; with the remaining 118 cases located across 16 other counties.

There were 203 people bring treated in hospital with Covid-19, with 36 of these being treated for Covid-19 in intensive care units across the Republic.

A further 14 people have died in Northern Ireland from the Covid-19 virus, with an additional 441 people testing positive for the virus. In total the virus has now claimed the lives of 1,099 persons in the North, with a total of 56,719 cases confirmed cases.

Data relevant up to midnight on Thursday, December 10th, 2020, shows there have been 1592 confirmed killer Covid-19 virus cases identified to date in Co. Tipperary. There have been 19 such cases identified within the Thurles local area, within the 14 days between 24th November 2020 and the 7th of December 2020.

Total global cases up to 5.30pm this evening, now stand at over 69.2 million with global deaths at well over 1.57 million.

Please be mindful, this Christmas season, that this virus remains a constant danger especially to vulnerable and older persons.

Please Remember “Hands, Face and Space”.