There have been a further six Coronavirus related deaths and 829 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
5 of these deaths occurred in February, and one occurred in January.
The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 75-95 years.
11 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate drops to 281, down from 298.7 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 401 are men / 426 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 35 years old
- 386 in Dublin, 39 in Meath, 36 in Cork, 35 in Kildare, 32 in Louth and the remaining 301 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of 8am today, 1,212 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 176 are in ICU. 39 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 5, 230,776 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine:
- 151,212 people have received their first dose
- 79,554 people have received their second dose
New Cases in Laois
- 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
- January 26 – 16
- January 25 – 9
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- 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
- January 26 – 557
- January 25 – 591
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- 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
- January 26 – 472
- January 25 – 501
Construction to resume
Construction sites will be allowed to reopen on March 5th, the Minister for Housing has confirmed.
Darragh O’Brien said the closure of sites means the delay of the delivery of between 700 and 800 homes every month, and he wants sites open again as soon as it is safe to do so.
“We are working towards March 5th, in terms opening up of the construction site sector, as it can be done safely. The provision of homes and housing is crucially important, essential, in my view,” he told RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne.
Construction sites had shown they were able to operate safely, and he said he was confident they could reopen safely in March.
“We want the sector to open as quickly and as safely as possible,” he said.
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