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LATEST: Healthcare hit by ‘perfect storm’ as over 3,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2021 0

A further 3,161 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. And the number of patients now being treated for the virus in hospitals now stands at 498 patients, an increase of 20 from yesterday. The numbers being treated in ICU has risen by three to 78. Meanwhile, latest HSE figures show […]

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LATEST: 3,685 new cases of virus but hospital numbers drop

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2021 0

A further 3,685 more people have tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. On Twitter, the department said 444 Covid-19 patients are now in hospital, of whom 74 are in intensive care units. There are 19 fewer people in hospital than at the same time yesterday, while the number in ICU […]

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LATEST: ‘Very worrying’ – almost 4,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2021 0

A further 3,903 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 463 patients being treated in hospital for the virus, a rise of five from yesterday. Of these, 76 are being treated in ICU, a drop of 14. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan this evenig described the […]

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LATEST: Taoiseach says we’re ‘learning to live’ with Covid as over 3,000 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2021 0

A further 3,024 more poeple have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Heath confirmed this evening. And the number of patients now being treated in hospital with the virus now stands at 458, of which 90 are in ICUs. The latest figures were confirmed as Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland ‘is learning to live’ with […]

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LATEST: Almost 3,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2021 0

A further 2,855 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 515 patients in hospital with Covid-19, an increase of 15 from yesterday. Of these, 91 are in ICU, a drop of two. Earlier, Health Service Executive (HSE) chief executive Paul Reid said there is a “steady […]

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LATEST: Sharp rise in hospitalisations as almost 2,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2021 2

A further 1,963 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. It’s the highest number of cases reported since January when restrictions were in place to combat the third wave of the virus. There are now 500 patients in hospital with Covid-19, a significant rise of 30 from yesterday. Of these, […]

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LATEST: Highest number of cases recorded since January as walk-in vaccination centres open for children

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2021 0

Almost 3,000 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today. The Department of Health said it has been notified of 2,966 new cases of the virus over the past 24-hours. It’s the highest number of cases reported since January when restrictions were in place to combat the third wave of the virus. There are now 470 […]

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LATEST: Taoiseach rules out return of contact tracing for children as over 2,500 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2021 0

A further 2,549 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospitals for Covid-19 now stands at 481, down six on yesterday. Of these, 97 patients are being treated in ICU, a drop of two. Speaking earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there […]

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LATEST: Daily vaccinations more than double as 1,725 new cases of virus confirmed and hospitalisations rise

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2021 0

A further 1,725 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. And there are now 473 Covid patients being treated in hospital, a rise of 24 on yesterday’s figure. Some 97 patients are in intensive care, up four from yesterday. Meanwhile, the number of people registering for a Covid-19 vaccination has […]

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LATEST: HSE chief warns of ‘most difficult winter’ as almost 2,500 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2021 0

A further 2,427 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients now being treated in hospitals with the virus now stands at 449, down eight on yesterday. Of these 93 are being treated in ICU, a rise of three from yesterday. The latest cases were […]