The Republic’s Department of Health have confirmed 6,689 new cases of Covid-19, with 3,911 people registering a positive antigen test using the HSE portal; confirming in all a total of 10,600 new virus cases, latter a decrease of 561 based on numbers reported in the same 24 hour period yesterday.
As of 8:00am this morning. there remain 836 people with Covid-19 in hospitals around the state; down 56 on the same time yesterday, with a total of 78 of these patients being treated in intensive care units, down 10 on yesterday.
Today’s figures represent the lowest number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units around the country, since November 8th last, 2021.
According to the Irish Republic’s Covid-19 Data Hub Tracker, last updated yesterday January 19th, 2022, sadly, 6087 persons (including those probable and possible) have died since the pandemic began.
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has confirmed a further 3,476 coronavirus cases today, down from 3,568 cases reported yesterday.
There remain 398 patients with Covid-19 in northern hospitals, down from 402 reported yesterday, with 24 patients with Covid-19 in their hospital intensive care units.
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has, sadly, also reported 5 Covid-19-related deaths today, bringing their deaths tally to 3,067 in total since the pandemic began.
Please continue the downward virus hospital trend by getting your booster vaccination dose, as soon as applicable.
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