There have been a further 10 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 6,521 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 82 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate goes to 689.5, up from 606.9 yesterday.
There are now 584 confirmed active cases in the county compared to 514 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 3,070 are men / 3,432 are women
- 62% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 37 years old
- 2,174 in Dublin, 571 in Cork, 382 in Limerick, 342 in Waterford, 315 in Wexford and the remaining 2,737 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 2pm today, 1,043 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 96 are in ICU. 99 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
New Cases in Laois
- January 6 – 82
- January 5 – 107
- January 4 – 12
- January 3 – 80
- January 2 – 40
- January 1 – 104
- December 31 – 12
- December 30 – 50
- December 29 – 23
- December 28 – 38
- December 27 – 5
- December 26 – 2
- December 24 and 25 – 45
- December 23 – 12
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- January 6 – 689.5
- January 5 – 606.9
- January 4 – 493.5
- January 3 – 494.7
- January 2 – 406.2
- January 1 – 381.4
- December 31 – 271.6
- December 30 – 269.2
- December 29 – 237.3
- December 28 – 225.6
- December 27 – 186.5
- December 26 – 190.6
- December 24 and 25 – Unknown
- December 23 – 207.8
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- January 6 – 584
- January 5 – 514
- January 4 – 418
- January 3 – 419
- January 2 – 344
- January 1 – 323
- December 31 – 230
- December 30 – 228
- December 29 – 201
- December 28 – 191
- December 27 – 158
- December 26 – 161
- December 24 and 25 – Unknown
- December 23 – 176
ASTI instruct teachers not to teach
The ASTI has told its members not to co-operate with the plan to teach Leaving Cert students in class next week, and to teach classes remotely instead.
ASTI says it hasn’t been provided with the necessary assurances that schools are safe at this time.
HSE in ‘extraordinary national crisis’
The head of the Health Service Executive has said the health service is facing a “very difficult situation and an extraordinary national crisis” as it deals with a rapidly increasing number of Covid-19 cases.
Latest figures show that 1,043 people are in hospital with 95 of the patients in intensive care units.
There are 20 adult and 11 paediatric ICU beds available in the system. A total of 425 general beds are unoccupied.
He said the growth in hospitalisations due to Covid-19 has been “a massive shock to the hospital system”.
HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry said a pessimistic projection would suggest that 2,500 people would be in hospital with Covid-19 by mid-January, with 400 patients in ICU.
