There have been a further 54 Coronavirus related deaths and 1,006 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
45 of these deaths occurred in February, 5 occurred in January and 4 are still under investigation.
The median age of those who died was 86 years and the age range was 48 – 104 years.
21 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate increases to 292, up from 286.9 yesterday.
As of 8am today, 1,032 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 173 are in ICU. 40 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 7, 240,487 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 153,654 people have received their first dose
- 86,833 people have received their second dose
New Cases in Laois
- February 9 – 21
- February 8 – 10
- February 7 – 11
- February 6 – 21
- February 5 – 18
- February 4 – 15
- February 3 – 19
- February 2 – 6
- February 1 – 16
- January 31 – 27
- January 30 – 22
- January 29 – 11
- January 28 – 18
- January 27 – 15
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- February 9 – 292.8
- February 8 – 286.9
- February 7 – 281
- February 6 – 298.7
- February 5 – 289.3
- February 4 – 288.1
- February 3 – 277.5
- February 2 – 308.2
- February 1 – 348.3
- January 31 – 383.7
- January 30 – 379
- January 29 – 421.5
- January 28 – 465.2
- January 27 – 504.2
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- February 9 – 248
- February 8 – 243
- February 7 – 238
- February 6 – 253
- February 5 – 245
- February 4 – 244
- February 3 – 235
- February 2 – 261
- February 1 – 295
- January 31 – 325
- January 30 – 321
- January 29 – 357
- January 28 – 394
- January 27 – 427
Travel fine to be increased to €2,000
The Government is seeking to increase fines for non-essential international travel from €500 to €2,000.
Speaking in the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that around 60% of international travellers arriving into Ireland are returning Irish holiday makers.
He told Labour’s Duncan Smith that “there is a sense that €500 is not a sufficient disincentive to travel abroad”.
Legislation will be brought forward for approval by Cabinet next Tuesday to deal with mandatory quarantine.
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