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LATEST: Over 1,200 new cases of virus confirmed, Holohan warns of impact on elderly

By Kilkenny Now 19th September 2021 0

A further 1,224 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 278 people being treated in hospital for the virus, an increase of 17 on yesterday’s figure. Of these, 63 are in intensive care, down three on yesterday. Commenting today, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan noted […]

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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: Kilkenny among 416 new cases of virus as five further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2020 Post a comment

A further five people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 416 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll from the virus to 1,913. There are now 61,456 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: One further death and 506 new cases of virus as health experts call for tougher restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2020 Post a comment

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus related deaths as 506 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,817. There are now 40,086 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]