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Coronavirus: 93 more deaths and 2,001 new cases – 46 of them in Laois as Level 5 restrictions set to be extended

There have been a further 93 Coronavirus-related deaths and 2,001 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.

Of the deaths reported today, 3 deaths occurred in December and 89 occurred in January. One death remains under investigation.

The median age of those who died was 82 years and the age range was 41-99 years.

There are no newly reported deaths in healthcare workers. There are no newly reported deaths in a young person under the age of 30.

46 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate rises to 933.9, from 898.5 yesterday. The national 14-day rate now stands at 1,334.

At the peak in April, the Laois figure was 183.01, in the localised lockdown in August it peaked at 81.47 while in October it reached 256.21.

There are now 791 confirmed active cases in the county, compared to 761 yesterday.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 892 are men / 1,098 are women
  • 55% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 42 years old
  • 701 in Dublin, 204 in Cork, 102 in Waterford, 98 in Meath, 90 in Donegal and the remaining 806 cases are spread across all other counties.

As of 2pm today, 1,949 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 202 were in ICU at 11am. 100 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “While we are starting to see the early results of our collective efforts to minimise the transmission of the virus, we are very sadly reporting an additional 93 deaths today.

“We cannot afford to drop our guard against the very high levels of infection that remain in the community at present.

“COVID-19 ICU and hospitalisation numbers are of critical concern to us, representing a very significant pressure on our healthcare workers and on the provision of acute medical and surgical non-COVID care.

“We need everyone to stay at home, other than for essential reasons. The more that each individual follows this advice in their everyday lives, the more we can drive down the spread of COVID-19 and minimise the impact on vital healthcare services, patients and frontline workers.”

New Cases in Laois

  • January 18 – 46
  • January 17 – 24
  • January 16 – 62
  • January 15 – 48
  • January 14 – 53
  • January 13 – 60
  • January 12 – 45
  • January 11 – 40
  • January 10 – 63
  • January 9 – 105
  • January 8 – 6
  • January 7 – 55
  • January 6 – 82
  • January 5 – 107

14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population

  • January 18 – 933.9
  • January 17 – 898.5
  • January 16 – 964.6
  • January 15 – 935.1
  • January 14 – 1001.2
  • January 13 – 952.8
  • January 12 – 941
  • January 11 – 913.8
  • January 10 – 911.5
  • January 9 – 843
  • January 8 – 722.6
  • January 7 – 742.6
  • January 6 – 689.5
  • January 5 – 606.9

New cases in Laois during past 14 days

    • January 18 – 791
    • January 17 – 761
    • January 16 – 817
    • January 15 – 792
    • January 14 – 848
    • January 13 – 807
    • January 12 – 797
    • January 11 – 774
    • January 10 – 772
    • January 9 – 714
    • January 8 – 612
    • January 7 – 629
    • January 6 – 584
    • January 5 – 514

Level 5 restrictions set to be extended

In a surprise to absolutely nobody, Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions are set to be extended beyond January 31.

RTE News say the Government is expected to complete a review of the current Covid-19 restrictions at next Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting.

There, they are expected to extend the lockdown – although for how long, as yet, is not known.

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