There have been two more deaths from Coronavirus as well as 552 new cases, according to figures released today.
Of today’s cases, seven of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people drops 205.4, from 222.5 yesterday.
It is the third day in a row that the Laois figure has declined. It had peaked at 256.21 on October 27 following a steady rise over the previous month. The rate is now at its lowest point in Laois since October 20.
And it will decline again tomorrow if Laois record a relatively low number as a further 23 cases set to go out of the system.
The national average is now 253.5.
Of the cases notified today;
- 275 are men/275 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 36 years old
- 173 in Dublin, 86 in Cork, 40 in Limerick, 30 in Donegal and the remaining 223 cases are across all other counties.
As of 2pm today 330 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 47 are in ICU.
There have been 17 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
New Cases in Laois
- October 31 – 7
- October 30 – 5
- October 29 – 11
- October 28 – 11
- October 27 – 6
- October 26 – 11
- October 25 – 14
- October 24 – 19
- October 23 – 7
- October 22 – 13
- October 21 – 15
- October 20 – 19
- October 19 – 14
- October 18 – 23
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- October 31 – 205.4
- October 30 – 222.5
- October 29 – 233.8
- October 28 – 230.2
- October 27 – 256.21
- October 26 – 252.67
- October 25 – 244.4
- October 24 – 234.96
- October 23 – 221.97
- October 22 – 219.2
- October 21 – 222
- October 20 – 212.5
- October 19 – 199.5
- October 18 – 186.5
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- October 31 – 174
- October 30 – 191
- October 29 – 198
- October 28 – 195
- October 27 – 217
- October 26 – 214
- October 25 – 207
- October 24 – 199
- October 23 – 188
- October 22 – 186
- October 21 – 188
- October 20 – 180
- October 19 – 169
- October 18 – 158
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