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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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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: Almost 22,000 new cases of virus but hospital numbers fall

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2022 0

A further 21,926 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of people being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 936, a drop of five. Of these, 84 patients are being treated in ICU, down six on yesterday. The figures come as Health Service Executive (HSE) […]

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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.    

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LATEST: Holohan says rise in hospital cases ‘concerning’ as 44 new Covid deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2022 0

A further 17,656 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus has risen 928, a rise of 44 of yesterday’s figure. Of these, 94 are being treated in ICU, an increase of four. Meanwhile, 40 deaths have been notified over […]

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LATEST: Schools to reopen as planned as 21,302 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2022 0

A further 21,302 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Heath confirmed this evening. And there are now 884 patients being treated for the virus in hospital, an increase of 80 on yesterday. Of these, 90 are being treated in ICU, a drop of three. The latest cases come as three Coalition leaders today agreed that […]

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LATEST: Rise in Covid hospital cases as booster programme opens for over 16s

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2022 0

A further 17,071 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. There has also been an increase in the number of people with the virus in hospital, but case numbers in intensive care units remain stable. Latest figures show there were 717 people with the virus in hospitals around the country this morning, […]

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LATEST: Record 23,281 new cases of virus but hospital numbers drop

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2022 0

A further 23,281 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. However, there has been a drop in the numbers being treated for the virus in hospital, by 26 to 656. Of these, 85 patients are in ICU, down one on yesterday. There has been a total of 5,912 recorded Covid-19 deaths […]