There have been 47 further Coronavirus-related deaths reported today and 901 new cases according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
44 of these deaths occurred in February, 2 occurred in January and 1 in December.
The median age of those who died was 81 years and the age range was 51 – 99 years.
There has been a total of 4,082 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
22 of the cases today are in Laois meaning the county’s 14-day rate decreased to 303.4 from 305.8 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 473 are men / 422 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 36 years old
- 437 in Dublin, 49 in Limerick, 43 in Galway, 39 in Kildare, 32 in Meath and the remaining 301 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 8am today, 771 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 151 are in ICU. 48 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 15, 280,581 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 182,193 people have received their first dose
- 98,388 people have received their second dose
New Cases in Laois
- February 17 – 22
- February 16 – 24
- February 15 – 15
- February 14 – 7
- February 13 – 13
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- February 17 – 303.4
- February 16 – 305.8
- February 15 – 284.5
- February 14 – 273.9
- February 13 – 296.4
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- February 17 – 257
- February 16 – 259
- February 15 – 241
- February 14 – 232
- February 13 – 251
- 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
Summer hope for hospitality
The hospitality sector will re-open ‘hopefully in the summer months’ according to Leo Varadkar.
The Tanaiste outlined his hope to the Dail today, saying when that happens, ‘we will need to see what more we can do to reboot that industry which has been closed for much longer than any of us anticipated’.
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