There have been 28 further Coronavirus-related deaths reported today and 763 new cases according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
27 of these deaths occurred in February, 1 in January.
The median age of those who died was 79 years and the age range was 32-97 years.
There has been a total of 4,109 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 370 are men / 388 are women
- 72% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 30 years old
- 251 in Dublin, 84 in Galway, 57 in Kildare, 47 in Limerick, 42 in Waterford and the remaining 282 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 8am today, 754 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 151 are in ICU. 46 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 16th, 293,752 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 187,893 people have received their first dose
- 105,859 people have received their second dose
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “The past year has been very difficult for people and we still have a way to go. Incidence remains very high and we cannot drop our guard.
“But better days are in sight. People continue to respond to public health advice and act in solidarity with one another.
“We have a dedicated and committed health workforce and we are learning more about this disease all the time. We now have three very safe and effective vaccines being rolled out and supply should increase very substantially over the coming weeks.
“Please continue in your efforts as we seek to ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from vaccination.”
13 of the cases today are in Laois meaning the county’s 14-day rate decreased to 299.9 from 303.4 yesterday.
New Cases in Laois
- February 18 – 13
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- February 18 – 299.9
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- February 18 – 254
- 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
Construction to stay shut
The Tánaiste has confirmed that schools, childcare and ECCE programmes will reopen next month on a phased basis, but construction and other services will remain closed.
Calling on people to “dig deep”, he said that while case levels are falling, they are still high.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Leo Varadkar also said the Taoiseach did not say there will be a nine-week extension to Level 5 restrictions, but that there will Level 5 restrictions into April.
