There have been a further 77 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,910 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
We mistakenly reported a figure of 1,190 cases originally.
76 of these deaths occurred in January, 1 in December.
The median age of those who died is 84 years and the age range is 43-98 years.
17 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate rises to 776.9, from 763.9 yesterday. The national 14-day rate now stands at 955.
There are now 658 confirmed active cases in the county, compared to 647 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 887 are men / 1,016 are women
- 57% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 40 years old
- 710 in Dublin, 150 in Cork, 103 in Meath, 102 in Limerick, 86 in Louth, and the remaining 759 cases are spread across all other counties**
As of 2pm today, 1,892 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 217 are in ICU. 59 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer said: “Through the solidarity shown by families and communities across the country in recent weeks, we are beginning to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infection. Each individual effort to follow the public health advice is making an impact, but we can only continue this positive trend and drive down incidence in the community by continuing to stay at home and avoid meeting or mixing with others in our social circle, including for any close family gatherings, such as birthdays or funerals, as these can be ‘super-spreader’ events.
“We know it is possible to have COVID-19 without displaying symptoms, so we all need to behave as though we are infectious and minimise our close contacts with others. If you suspect that you might be ill, isolate away from others in your household, let your close contacts know and come forward for testing as soon as possible.”
New Cases in Laois
- January 22 – 17
- January 21 – 17
- January 20 – 45
- January 19 – 38
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- January 22 – 776.9
- January 21 – 763.9
- January 20 – 807.6
- January 19 – 851.3
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- January 22 – 658
- January 21 – 647
- January 20 – 684
- January 19 – 721
- 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
Schools expected to remain closed until St Patrick’s Day
Micheal Martin has stated that not all of the students in primary and secondary schools will return to school before St Patricks Day.
Speaking on RTE’s Brendan O’Connor Programme, Micheal Martin said that they are going to do things differently due to the transmissibility.
The Taoiseach hinted that special education could return in February and it remains the governments first priority.
