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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: 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: 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: ‘Grim’ – HSE boss concern as hospitalisations rise and 3,805 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2021 0

A further 3,805 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are now 582 Covid-19 patients with the virus in hospital, an increase of 26 since yesterday. And of these, 106 people are in ICU. HSE chief executive Paul Reid described the increasing numbers of people with Covid-19 in hospitals […]

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LATEST: ‘The virus is now prolific’ – appeal as 4,642 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2021 0

A further 4,642 more people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. And there are now 556 Covid-19 patients with the virus in hospital, up seven from yesterday. Of these, 107 people are in ICU – an increase of 11. The latest figures comes as two of the of the country’s leading health […]

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LATEST: ‘No health sysem could cope with this level of surge’ – warning as 3,680 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2021 0

A further 3,680 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. And the numberas of patients being treated for the virus in hospital now stands at 543, a drop of eight since yesterday. Of these, 97 are receiving treatment in intensive care, an increase of eight. Health Service Executive (HSE) chief executive […]

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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 […]

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LATEST: 53 more hospitalised as 1,380 new cases of virvus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2021 0

A further 53 people have been hospitalised after contracting Covid-19. It comes as the Department of Health confirmed 1,380 new cases of the virus this evening. The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 now stands at 459. Of these, 74 are being treated in intensive care for the virus. Speaking earlier, Health Service executive […]

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LATEST: More than 300 in hospital as 1,688 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 22nd August 2021 0

There are now 314 people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 – the highest number since the end of March. The number of people in ICU is up five to 59. The Department of Health also confirmed this evening that a further 1,688 people have contracted the virus. The sharp rise in hospitalisations – an […]