The health authorities have announced 14 further Coronavirus-related death and 329 new cases – the lowest number of new cases reported on a single day since mid-December.
3 deaths occurred in March, 10 in February and 1 in November.
Just 1 of today’s cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate moves to 247.9 and from 265.7 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 157 are men / 193 are female
- 66% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 34 years old
- 159 in Dublin, 25 in Westmeath, 21 in Louth, 21 in Galway, 19 in Meath and the remaining 114 cases are spread across 19 other counties
As of 8am today, 498 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 116 are in ICU. 28 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 27th, 435,895 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 294,550 people have received their first dose
- 141,345 people have received their second dose
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said: “While the low number of cases reported today may be attributable to a weekend effect, it is nevertheless very welcome and represents the lowest number of cases reported on a single day since mid-December.
“While we continue to make good progress in Ireland, globally in the past week, the number of cases of COVID-19 has increased for the first time in 7 weeks.
“We must not allow this virus the opportunity to do the same here. Please hold firm to the public health advice and together we can continue to protect and build on the progress we have made over the last 2 months”
New Cases in Laois
- March 1 – 1
- February 28 – 12
- February 27 – 14
- February 26 – 15
- February 25 – 15
- February 24 – 9
- February 23 – 18
- February 22 – 10
- February 21 – 10
- February 20 – 13
- February 19 – 29
- February 18 – 13
- February 17 – 22
- February 16 – 24
- February 15 – 15
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- March 1 – 247.9
- February 28 – 265.7
- February 27 – 259.7
- February 26 – 264.5
- February 25 – 277.5
- February 24 – 278.6
- February 23 – 292.5
- February 22 – 295
- February 21 – 294
- February 20 – 297.5
- February 19 – 307
- February 18 – 299.9
- February 17 – 303.4
- February 16 – 305.8
- February 15 – 284.5
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- March 1 – 210
- February 28 – 225
- February 27 – 220
- February 26 – 224
- February 25 – 235
- February 24 – 236
- February 23 – 248
- February 22 – 250
- February 21 – 249
- February 20 – 252
- February 19 – 260
- February 18 – 254
- February 17 – 257
- February 16 – 259
- February 15 – 241
Johnson and Johnson vaccine moves closer
The European Medicines Agency has said that it is set to decide whether to authorise Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine for the 27-nation EU on 11 March.
“EMA’s human medicines committee expected to give its recommendation for Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen (J&J’s European subsidiary) on 11 March,” at a special meeting, the Amsterdam-based regulator said on Twitter.
