There have been a further 12 Coronavirus related deaths and 1,024 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
21 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate increases to 298.7, up from 289.3 yesterday.
Though it dropped to 277.5 on Wednesday of this week, it was 383.7 a week ago and 628.1 two weeks ago. So while still high, it does continue to head in the right direction.
Nationally, the 14-day rate stands at 338.2.
All 12 of the most recent deaths occurred in February. The median age of those who died is 76 years and the age range is 60-90 years.
Of the cases notified today:
- 490 are men/533 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 35 years old
- 380 are in Dublin, 70 in Meath, 63 in Cork, 55 in Galway, 48 in Limerick and the remaining 408 cases are spread across all other counties. **
As of 2pm today, 1,204 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 178 are in ICU. 35 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
New Cases in Laois
- 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
- January 26 – 16
- January 25 – 9
- January 24 – 25
- January 23 – 17
- January 22 – 17
- January 21 – 17
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- 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
- January 26 – 557
- January 25 – 591
- January 24 – 628.1
- January 23 – 673
- January 22 – 776.9
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- 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
- January 26 – 472
- January 25 – 501
- January 24 – 532
- January 23 – 570
- January 22 – 658
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