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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: 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: 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: 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: 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 […]

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LATEST: Holohan urges people not to New Year party as over 20,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2021 0

A further 20,110 more people have tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 682 people in hospital being treated for the virus, a rise of 63 since yesterday. Of these, 86 are in ICU, a drop of two. Commenting on the latest figures, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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LATEST: Over record 20,000 new cases of virus and big rise in hospital numbers

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2021 0

A record 20,554 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 619 patients being treated in hospital with the virus, an increase of 51 since yesterday. Of these, 88 are in ICU, a drop of five. Commenting on the worrying rise in hospital cases, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony […]

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LATEST: Good jab! Half of adult population now boosted as 7,411 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 23rd December 2021 0

A further 7,411 people have contracted Covid-19, according to updated figures released this evening. The Department of Health also confirmed there are now 390 people being treated in hospital for the virus, the lowest level since October 10. Of these, 98 patients are in ICU. The latest figures come as Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed almost […]

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LATEST: 55 more deaths and over 6,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2021 0

A further 6,307 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Department of Health this evening. And there are now 429 people in hospital who have tested positive for the virus, a drop of 14 since yesterday. Of these 100 patients are in ICU, a reduction of two. The department also confirmed there has […]