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LATEST: Significant drop in Covid cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2022 0

The Department of Health has confirmed 10,753 PCR-positive cases and 4,208 antigen tests have been logged through the HSE portal, another considerable drop in cases on previous days. And there has been a slight rise in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital. As of 8am, there were 965 patients with the virus in […]

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LATEST: ‘Great hope’ – significant drop in Covid hospital cases

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2022 0

A significant fall in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital was confirmed today. As of 8am, there were 940 patients with the virus, a reduction of 80 on the same time yesterday morning. It is the first day in almost a week that the figure has dropped below the 1,000 mark. As of […]

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LATEST: Holohan says Omicon peak may have passed amid drop in infections

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2022 0

There has been another drop in the number of daily Covid-19 infections, with 17,065 new cases of the virus reported by the Department of Health this evening. As of 8am, there were 1,023 patients in hospital with the virus, an increase of 12 on the same time yesterday. This compares to the figure of 936 […]

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LATEST: PCR capacity ‘maxed out’ as 18,904 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2022 0

A further 18,904 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 1,011 patients being treated in hospital for the virus, a drop of 44 on yesterday. Of these, 92 people are being treated in ICU, unchanged from yesterday. The latest figures come as HSE vaccination lead Damien McCallion earlier said […]

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LATEST: Close contact rules relaxed as 20,909 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

A further 20,909 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 1,055, a drop of seven. Of these, 92 are being treated in ICU. The latest cases come as the Cabinet today approved changes to the isolation […]

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LATEST: Half million people across country may have caught Covid last week – Holohan

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

A further 19,290 people have contracted Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 1,062 people being treated in hospital for the virus, a drop of one since yesterday. Of these, 92 patients are now in ICU, a rise of three. However, these and earlier figures […]

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Kilkenny has third highest rate of Omicron cases in country: report

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Kilkenny recorded one of the highest incidences of Omicron Covid-19 infections over the Christmas period. It experienced the third highest rate of the Covid variant with 1,855.2 infections per 100,000 people. Only Westmeath (3,056.2 per 100,000) and Clare (1,974 per 100,000) recorded higher rates of infection. The confirmed cases which cover St Stephen’s Day to […]

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LATEST: Reports suggest real level of infections could be as high as 60,000 a day

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2022 0

A further 21,384 people have contracted Covid-19, the he Department of Health confirmed today. The latest cases come as reports today suggest the real level of infections could be as high as 60,000 a day. According to the department, there are now 984 people in hospital with the virus, up 67 since yesterday. Of these, […]

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LATEST: Record 26,122 new cases of virus, but hospial numbers fall again

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2022 0

A further 26,122 people have contratced Coid-19, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. The previous highest daily figure was 23,817 on January 6. The Department of Health also confirmed there are now 917 people in hospital, down 19 since yesterday. Of these, 83 are in ICU, a drop of one. It comes as […]

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LATEST: Over 23,000 new cases of virus but ICU numbers drop

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2022 0

A further 23,817 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 941 patients being treated for the virus in hospital, a rise of 13 since yesterday. Of these, 90 people are being treated in ICU, a drop of four.