There have been a further66 Coronavirus related deaths and 1,078 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
41 of these deaths occurred in February, 8 occurred in January, 7 in December and 9 occurred in November or earlier.*
The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 39 – 98 years.
19 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence increased to 307, up from 297.5 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 523 are men / 549 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 32 years old
- 433 in Dublin, 139 in Galway, 52 in Limerick, 49 in Limerick, 43 in Mayo and the remaining 362 cases are spread across all other counties.***
As of 8am today, 898 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 171 are in ICU. 44 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 10, 256,681 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 166,863 people have received their first dose
- 89,818 people have received their second dose
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “If you have any symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath or a change in your sense of smell or taste, self-isolate (stay in your room) immediately and phone your GP without delay. If you are in any doubt about any symptoms you have, you should always contact your GP.”
“Your test and GP assessment will be free of charge. This includes GP out of hours services, contact details for which are on the HSE website www.hse.ie. If you don’t have a GP, any GP can arrange a test for you.”
“The best way to protect ourselves and our vulnerable loved ones from serious illness as a result of COVID-19 infection is to continue taking the actions we know can effectively supress this virus. Keep physical distance from others, wash hands regularly, avoid crowds and wear face coverings that are fitted correctly.”
New Cases in Laois
- February 12 – 19
- February 11 – 15
- February 10 – 22
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- February 12 – 307
- February 11 – 297.5
- February 10 – 297
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- February 12 – 260
- February 11 – 252
- February 10 – 252
- 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
Almost all GPs and nurses to receive first Covid jab by the end of the weekend
The HSE has said almost all GPs and practice nurses will have received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of this weekend.
Almost 5,000 doses of the Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are being administered at vaccination centres around the country today and tomorrow.
The HSE said 1,800 of the doctors and nurses are getting their second jab of the Moderna vaccine in Dublin, Portlaoise and Galway.
