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LATEST: Over 7,500 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2022 0

A further 7,694 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. The new figures consist of 3,342 PCR-confirmed cases and 4,352 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. As of 8am , 653 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, up 37 from yesterday, of whom 46 are in ICU, a drop of two […]

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LATEST: Hospital Covid numbers at lowest level this year as over 12,000 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2022 0

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has fallen to the lowest level this year. The welcome news was confirmed as the Department of Health reported 6,061 new PCR-confirmed cases of Covid and 6,814 people registered a positive antigen test. There were 610 patients with the virus being treated in hospital as of 8am, […]

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LATEST: 43 more deaths as almost 4,000 new Covid cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2021 0

A further 3,893 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 611 people being treated in hospital for the virus in hospital, a drop of 27 since yesterday. Of these, 132 are in ICU, down two. Meanwhile, a further 43 Covid-related fatalaties have been notifed over the past week, […]

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LATEST: 1,049 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2021 0

A further 1,049 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are currently 310 patients in hospital with the virus, 66 of whom are being treated in intensive care units.

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LATEST: 469 new cases of virus, alert over ‘phishing scam’ playing on people’s cyber fears

By Colin Bartley 20th May 2021 0

A further 469 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening as the number of people being treated in hospitals across the country for the virus increased slightly. The Department of Health reported 103 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, up two on yesterday, while 38 people are being treated in Intensive […]

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That’s the jab! One million people in Kilkenny and across country get first vaccine

By Colin Bartley 28th April 2021 0

A major milestone in the battle against Covid-19 has been reached following the announcement that one million people across the country have received the first dose of the vaccine. The Department of Health made the announcement this morning that 1,014,614 have received their first vaccine, while a further 403,302 people have now received two doses. […]

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WATCH: ‘So very grateful’ – Kilkenny hero cancer campaigner begins treatment in US as new Vice PresientKamala gets Covid jab next door

By Colin Bartley 27th January 2021 0

Hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has shared her excitement after receiving the first dose of experimental treatment at a US clinic. The Cervical check campaigner and mother of two from Mooncoin also tweeted her joy to find out recently inaugurated US Vice President Kamala Harris was in the same facility as Vicky to receive the […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny cases continue to fall, huge spike in deaths nationally

By Colin Bartley 12th January 2021 0

There have been 46 Covid-19 related deaths recorded this evening, the highest number since the pandemic began last spring. There were also 3,086 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,397. There has now been 155,351 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the […]

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Work finally gets underway on new MRI scanner and 72 bed ward at Kilkenny hospital

By Colin Bartley 7th October 2020 0

Work has began on a number of projects at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny in what is estimated to be a €32 million upgrade. This week ground was finally broken on the long-awaited MRI scanner project, as well as a new five-storey, 72-bed ward extension and a new facility for the testing and treatment […]

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179 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny: breakdown of latest figures

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

Kilkenny now has 179 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The Department of Health last night confirmed there are now a total of 15,251 cases of Covid-19 in the country, with the vast majority of these in the east. Some 39 people have died in the past 24 hours after they contracted the virus, bringing the […]