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LATEST: Walk-in booster clinics open as 4,791 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2021 0

A further 4,791 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. The number of people being treated in hospitals around the country for the virus has fallen by 35 to 536. Of these, 121 patients are receiving treatment in intensive care units, an increase of three from yesterday. Meanwhile, walk-in booster Covid-19 vaccination […]

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LATEST: Vaccine approved for children aged 5 to 11 as almost 5,000 more Covid cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2021 0

A further 4,764 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 598 patients being treated in hospital for the virus, a drop of 13 on yesterday’s figures. Of these, 126 are being treated in ICU, down six on yesterday. The latest figures were confirmed as EU’s drug regulator […]

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LATEST: 43 more deaths as almost 4,000 new Covid cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2021 0

A further 3,893 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 611 people being treated in hospital for the virus in hospital, a drop of 27 since yesterday. Of these, 132 are in ICU, down two. Meanwhile, a further 43 Covid-related fatalaties have been notifed over the past week, […]

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LATEST: ‘People are listening’ – Holohan praises public response as 3,666 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2021 Post a comment

A further 3,666 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 638 patients in hospital with the virus, 130 of whom are in intensive care units. The latest cases were confirmed as Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said people appear to be heeding public health advice and are […]

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LATEST: Concern as 5,634 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2021 0

A futher 5,634 people have ocntracted Covid-19, the Department of Heath ocnfirmed this evening. And there are now 684 patients being treated in hospital for the vrius, an increase of 16. Of these, 126 patients are being treated in ICU, up one since yesterday. The latest figures were confirmed as Chief  Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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LATEST: ‘We can change the tranjectory of this disease’ – Holohan appeal as over 4,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2021 0

A further 4,181 peeople have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 668 patients in hospital with the virus, up 28 on the same time yesterday. Of these, 125 people are being treated in ICU, an increase of four. The latest cases comes as the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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LATEST: ‘Very serious’ – just under 6,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2021 0

A further 5,959 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 640 patients in hospital with the virus, a drop of three from yesterday. Of these, 121 people are being treated in intensive care, an increase of three. The latest cases were confirmed as the Chair of NPHET’s Expert […]

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LATEST: Warning of ‘difficult’ weeks ahead as over 3,000 new infections confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2021 0

A futher 3,138 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. And there are now 643 patients being treated for the virus in hospital, of which 118 are currently in ICU, The latest cases come as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, warned the next few weeks will be “difficult for […]

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LATEST: HSE boss says virus putting ‘inconceivable strain’ on hospitals as over 4,500 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2021 0

A further 4,650 people have contracted Covid-19, it was confirmed this evening. The Department of Health also announced the number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 643, up nine since yesterday. This figure is up 20% on last week and 40% on two weeks ago. Of those in hospital, […]

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LATEST: Holohan predicts ‘minimum’ of 200,000 new infections in December

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2021 0

A further 3,633 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. The number of patients being treated in hospital for the virus now stands at 634, a rise of 20 from yesterday. If these, 119 patients are being treated in intensive care, an increase of five. Speaking earlier, Chief Medical Officer Dr […]