The Department of Health has confirmed that there were 6,284 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, with a further 9,735 people registering a positive antigen test, through the HSE portal.
This brings the overall total of virus cases to 16,019 here in the Irish Republic over the past 24 hours.
There has been yet another rise in the number of people with Covid-19 referred to our hospitals in the Irish Republic. As of this morning, there were 1,047 people with the virus in our hospitals across the country, up 5 on the same time yesterday and of these 42 remain in intensive care units, latter figure unchanged from yesterday.
In Northern Ireland, 2,605 positive cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, up from 1,822 cases on yesterday.
There are 506 people with Covid in northern hospital, up 43 on yesterday and of these 4 Covid patients remain in intensive care.
Sadly 5 more Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths, linked to Covid-19, in the region, since the start of the pandemic to 3,258.
The figures shown above for the Irish mainland, when totted up, reach 18,624 or an increase of 7,431 new cases in the past 24 hours.
Let’s get back to sanitising hands and wearing masks, while out shopping and in attendance at other public crowded gatherings, during this upcoming St. Patrick’s day festival.
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