There have been a further 35 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,047 new cases announced this evening by the health authorities.
Of the new cases, 15 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate rises to 288.1 from 277.5 yesterday.
29 of these deaths occurred in February, 6 occurred in January. The median age of those who died is 84 years and the age range is 63-96 years.
Of the cases notified today:
- 505 are men / 540 are women
- 58% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 38 years old
- 292 are in Dublin, 119 in Cork, 76 in Wexford, 60 in Limerick, 47 in Kildare and the remaining 453 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 2pm today, 1,221 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 181 are in ICU. 51 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said: “No single intervention is perfect at preventing the spread of COVID-19, it takes many different individual actions to slow down the spread of the disease.
“Every action you take is another layer of protection between you and the virus – the more layers you have the more protection you have.”
“Public health measures are based on this principle. Keep physical distance from others, wash hands regularly, avoid crowds, wear face coverings and vaccines all provide you with layers of defence against COVID-19.”
New Cases in Laois
- 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
- January 26 – 16
- January 25 – 9
- January 24 – 25
- January 23 – 17
- January 22 – 17
- January 21 – 17
- January 20 – 45
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- February 4 –
- 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
- January 26 – 557
- January 25 – 591
- January 24 – 628.1
- January 23 – 673
- January 22 – 776.9
- January 21 – 763.9
- January 20 – 807.6
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- February 4 –
- February 3 – 235
- February 2 – 261
- February 1 – 295
- January 31 – 325
- January 30 – 321
- January 29 – 357
- January 28 – 394
- January 27 – 427
- January 26 – 472
- January 25 – 501
- January 24 – 532
- January 23 – 570
- January 22 – 658
- January 21 – 647
Russian vaccine hailed
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has hailed the success of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, and said he hopes it could be certified for use in the bloc.
Mr Borrell was in Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on what was the first visit of a senior EU envoy to Russia since 2017.
“It’s good news for the whole of mankind because it means we will have more tools to fight the pandemic,” Mr Borrell told journalists after the talks.
He said he hoped the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would certify the jab for use in EU member states.
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