There were 5,622 coronavirus cases confirmed in the Republic of Ireland over the past 24 hours.
There remain 487 patients currently being treated for COVID-19 in our hospitals across the Republic; of which 114 remain in intensive care units.
Tipperary now has the highest 14-day rate of Covid infections followed by Waterford and Cork in the province of Munster.
Tipperary’s rate of infection stands at 1528.6 over a 14 day period, with 2,439 new cases identified.
The 14 Day Incidence of confirmed COVID-19 cases by Local Electoral Areas (LEA), in Co. Tipperary, between November 16th, 2021 and November 29th, 2021, reads as follows: –
Nenagh: 378; Carrick-on-Suir: 314; Clonmel: 307; Roscrea-Templemore: 257; Cashel-Tipperary: 254; Cahir: 249; Thurles: 241; Newport: 199.
With a national infection rate of 1357.8 cases per 100,000 of population, our Republic remains among the worst-affected areas in Europe, despite a total of 7,422,467 vaccines for Covid-19 having been administered as of Wednesday last, together with a total of 878,780 booster jabs having also been administered.
A further 1,642 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland today, down from 1,908 on yesterday.
As of yesterday also, the number of positive cases confirmed in the past seven days was at 12,426, compared with 11,684 in the previous seven days.
Sadly, 9 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in northern hospitals today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, since the start of the pandemic, to 2,894.
It is essential that we continue to listen to science and keep ourselves and our families safe by regularly washing our hands; wearing a mask when appropriate, and cut down on unnecessary social contacts.
I don’t see any end to it.