Today, the Department of Health has confirmed a further 2,100 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, in the Republic of Ireland, within the past 24 hours, together with 7,271 cases which were registered via positive antigen tests through the HSE portal, bringing the overall total number of virus cases to 9,371.
Yesterday, Sunday, the total number of cases confirmed was 11,266, while on Saturday, a total of 11,253 cases were notified.
The number of people with Covid-19 in the Republic’s hospitals has risen to 1,042, up from 957 on yesterday and an increase of 30% in the past 7 days. The number of patients with Covid-19 in ICU stands at 42 today, an increase of 1 on yesterday’s figure.
Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland since the start of the pandemic stands at 6,611, as of the latest update on Friday last.
In Northern Ireland, a further 1,822 cases of coronavirus were reported today, up from 1,669 cases on yesterday
There are 463 people with Covid in northern hospitals, down from 467 confirmed on Friday last, while 4 Covid patients are in intensive care.
Sadly, 1 more Covid-19-related death has been reported in Northern Ireland on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic to 3,253.
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