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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 27 pass away as global death toll reaches 270,000

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

A further 27 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,429 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 22,541 after another 156 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 37 die as GAA says no inter-county games before October

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

A further 37 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,375 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 22,248 after another 265 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the GAA has said no inter-county games […]

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Massive increase in number of patients waiting on beds in Kilkenny’s St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 Post a comment

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny appears to be in the midst of a mini-crisis outside of the Covid-19 crisis as it has recorded the highest number of patients waiting on trolleys in its emergency room today out of all of Ireland’s hospitals. The Irish Nurse and Midwife Organisation’s (INMO) daily Trolley Watch report reveals […]

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Two gardai self-isolating after being attacked at Operation Fanacht checkpoint in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

Two Kilkenny gardai have had been told to self-isolate after being the victims of a horrific attack while on duty over the weekend. The two female gardai were brought to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny following the incident at an Operation Fanacht checkpoint outside of Callan in the early hours of Sunday morning, with […]

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Nine new cases of Covid-19 in Kilkenny as hospitals report fall in numbers

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

There were nine new cases of coronavirus recorded in Kilkenny over the weekend, with the figure now at 259 – up from 250 since Friday. Meanwhile, the testing criteria for GPs to test for Covid-19 has been widened, with patients now only having to show a cough, fever, or shortness of breath, and no other […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 23 pass away as 600,000 receive pandemic payment

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2020 0

A further 23 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,339 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 21,983 after another 211 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 25 pass away as series of €6.5bn business supports announced

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2020 0

A further 25 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,286 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 21,176 after another 343 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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COVID-19: Easing of restrictions sees over 70s allowed out but schools to remain closed until September

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

People over the age of 70 who are cocooning will be able to leave their homes from from Tuesday as long at they avoid contact with other people – although public health advice will remain that they stay in doors, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Nation said this evening. The 2km limit that is currently […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 34 die as number of new cases rises by 221

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

A further 34 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,265 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 20,833 after another 221 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 31 pass away as death toll in UK rises to second highest in Europe

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2020 0

A further 31 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,190 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 20,253 after another 376 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]