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LATEST: Over 9,000 new cases of virus confirmed, expert group to examine pandemic response

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2022 0

Over 9,000 new cases of Covid-19 cases were confirmed this evening. An expert group has been set up to initially identify lessons from the public health components of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland. A further 4,006 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported by the Department of Health, while 5,212 people registered a […]

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LATEST: Over 10,000 new cases of virus as restrictions are lifted

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2022 0

A further 10,600 people have contracted the coronavirus. The Department of Health today confirmed 6,689 new cases of Covid-19 through PCR testing, while 3,911 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. There are 836 people with Covid-19 in hospitals around this country as of 8am this morning. This is down 56 from […]

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LATEST: Cheers! Taoiseach hints drink curfew may be lifted next week as Omicron wave recedes

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2022 0

A further 10,571 people have contracted Covid-19, a significant drop on the level of infections last week amid strong indications hospitality restrictions will be lifted as soon as next week. The Department of Health this evening confirmed it has been notified of 5,523 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,048 positive antigen tests […]

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LATEST: Taoiseach says ‘we can be optimistic’ as 12,138 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2022 0

A further 12,138 people have contracted Covid-19, it was confirmed this evening. The Department of Health said it has been notified of 6,843 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,295 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. The number of people in ICU is 90, down three on yesterday. There are now […]

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LATEST: Restrictions to end as 11,863 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2022 0

A further 11,863 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. The Department of Health has been notified of 5,767 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,916 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. The number of people in ICU is 93, while there are now 979 people in […]

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LATEST: More than 10,000 new cases of virus as expert says Omicron wave has ‘peaked’

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2022 0

More than 10,000 further people have contracted the coronavirus, another significant drop in daily case numbers. The Department of Health this evening confirmed been notified of 6,329 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 4,810 positive antigen tests registered online. The number of people in ICU is 97, a rise of 9 on the […]

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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 […]