The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 436 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.
In Northern Ireland today, no new deaths were announced; however 84 new cases were confirmed.
There are 101 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 39 are in ICU’s.
The HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Colm Henry has informed a press briefing today that, as of yesterday, 97 cases of the variant that first originated in India had now been confirmed in Ireland.
Same information may effect the Government’s latest roadmap expected to be unveiled tomorrow (Friday), by Taoiseach Mr Michéal Martin, regarding the further reopening of society and the Irish economy.
More than five million people in Australia’s second-biggest city of Melbourne have been ordered into a snap week-long lock-down. Officials are blaming a slow vaccine roll-out and hotel quarantine failures, for the current virus outbreak.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at over 168.52 million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.50 million.
Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly In Order To Protect Each Other.
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