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LATEST: Almost 1,500 new cases of virus but hospital numbers stabilise

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2021 0

A further 1,466 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated for Covid-19 in hospital now stands at 311, a drop of 176 from the previous day. The number of people in ICU with the virus has also fallen slightly from 59 to 58. […]

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LATEST: Good jab! 90% of population are now vaccinated

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2021 0

Nine out of 10 adults in Ireland have now been fully vaccinated. The latest vaccination milestone comes as more than seven million Covid-19 doses are set to be administered by the end of today. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said “two major milestones” in the country’s rollout have now been achieved. The vaccine rollout is continuing in […]

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LATEST: 1,292 new cases of virus and outbreaks in dozen schools

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2021 0

A further 1,292 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. And there are now 331 people being treated for the virus in hospital, four down on yesterday, according to the Department of Health’s latest daily briefing. The number of people in intensive care units is 54, down two on yesterday The figures follow latest […]

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LATEST: 43 further deaths from virus as Minister confirms booster jabs

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2021 0

A further 1,545 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of people currently being treated for the virus in hospital now stands at 335, a drop of 32 since yesterday. Of these, 56 are in intensive care units, a decrease of three. Meanwhile, it was also confirmed there […]

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LATEST: 800 cases of virus detected in schools

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2021 0

A further 1,180 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 362 people in hospital with the virus, with 59 in ICU. The latest figures were confirmed as HSE chief executive Paul Reid said 89% of the adult population is now fully vaccinated, with over 92% is partially […]

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LASTEST: 1,703 new cases of virus but Taoiseach says numbers are falling

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2021 0

A further 1,703 have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 363 people with Covid-19 being treated in hospitals around the country, 52 in ICU. Speaking earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said people can take some heart from indications that Covid-19 levels may be on a downward trajectory. But […]

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LATEST: 1,789 new cases of virus as NPHET warns of another surge over coming weeks

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2021 0

A further 1,789 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. Meanwhile, the number of people bring treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 360. Some 56 of these are being treated in ICU. The total number of deaths of those with Covid-19 has also risen to 5,112, after […]

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LATEST: 1,382 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2021 0

A further 1,382 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. That’s an increase of 89 on yesterday’s figure. There are now 355 people in hospital who have tested positive for the disease, a decrease of 27 since yesterday. Of these, 54 are in intensive care, a decrease of seven overnight.

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LATEST: 1,293 new cases of virus confirmed as schools reopen

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2021 0

A further 1,293 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 382 people in hospital who have tested positive for the disease, a rise of 35 since yesterday. Of these, 61 are in intensive care, an increase of one overnight. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said today: […]

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LATEST: Holohan says virus figures ‘simply too high’ as almost 2,000 more infected

By Kilkenny Now 28th August 2021 0

A further 1,997 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 324 being treated for Covid-19 in hospital, a drop of two on the previous day. Of these, 61 people being treated in ICU, and increase of two on Friday’s figures. In Northern Ireland, 1,430 positive cases and […]