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56 new cases of virus confirmed in Kilkenny over past fortnight: report

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

There have been 56 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in county Kilkenny over the past two weeks, new figures reveal. The latest figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reveals Kilkenny has an incidence rate per 100,000 of 56.4 – one of the lowest in the country at present. Only counties Tipperary, Cork, Leitrim […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,167 new cases of virus as three further deaths confirmed, sharp rise in outbreaks in our schools

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2020 Post a comment

A futher three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,167 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll from the virus to 1,868. There are now 53,422 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]

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LATEST: 390 new cases of virus, quarter of recent infections among younger people

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 390 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,802. There are now 35,377 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 208 new cases of virus, period of self-isolation reduced to 10 days

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2020 Post a comment

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 208 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll from the virus remains at 1,784. There are now 31,192 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. Kilkenny is among the counties to record new infections, according to the latest daily briefing from […]

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Kilkenny schoolkids to be given new meningitis vaccine in September

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY children starting secondary school in September will be offered a new meningitis vaccine targeting strains of the disease that have become more common recently. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) announced it is providing the MenACWY – which protects against meningococcal C and other types of meningococcal disease W and Y […]