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LATEST: ‘Dose 1 and Dose 2 vaccine clinics’ to open as 1,818 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 19th August 2021 0

A further 1,818 more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. However the number of people being treated for the virus in hospital has fallen by five to 244. There are now 52 Covid patients in intensive care, according to the department’s latest daily briefing. The latest figures were confirmed […]

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LATEST: ‘Bumpy journey’ ahead as 1,179 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2021 0

A further 1,179 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are 91 people in hospital with Covid-19, 22 of whom are in ICU with Covid-19, no change from yesterday. Health Service Executive chief Paul Reid earlier warned the country is in for a “bumpy journey” for the next few […]

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Probe into deaths of Kilkenny healthcare staff who contracted virus at work

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2020 0

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is investigating the deaths of eight healthcare workers – including two Kilkenny hospital staff – who are believed to have contracted Covid 19 while at work. Catherine Hickey (51) and Jim Kenny (49) (pictured above) had been staff members at St Luke’s General Hospital for a number of years […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,205 new cases of virus as three more deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2020 Post a comment

A further three more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,205 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,838. There are now 46,429 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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LATEST: 95 more cases of virus, new infections recorded in Kilkenny, 1,000 a day fail to turn up for Covid tests

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2020 3

There has been no new coronavirus related deaths but 95 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,777. There are now 29,206 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. Kilkenny is among the counties where new infections have been recorded, according to […]