There have been 9 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 443 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
3 of these deaths occurred in January, 2 in February, 3 in March and 1 in April.
This is the first time since Friday that county by county stats have been provided – and the picture is not good for Laois.
With 12 new cases announced today, Laois now has a 14-day incidence rate of 244.4 making us the county with the fourth worst rate in the country.
Just Offaly (407.9), Westmeath (260.2) and Donegal (246.2) have a higher incidence rate now.
Of the cases notified today:
- 239 are men / 203 are women
- 75% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 31 years old
- 208 in Dublin, 32 in Cork, 24 in Kildare, 20 in Meath, 17 in Donegal and the remaining 142 spread across 19 other counties. **
As of 8am today, 261 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 60 are in ICU. 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 3rd 2021, 932,324 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 660,800 people have received their first dose
- 271,524 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.
New Cases in Laois
- April 5 – 12
- April 4 – Unknown
- April 3 – 12
- April 2 – 20
- April 1 – 27
- March 31 – 16
- March 30 – 14
- March 29 – 7
- March 28 – 16
- March 27 – 19
- March 26 – 17
- March 25 – 15
- March 24 – 6
- March 23 – 18
- March 22 – 8
- March 21 – 8
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- April 5 – 244.4
- April 2/3/4 – Not Provided
- April 1 – 222
- March 31 – 210.2
- March 30 – 197.2
- March 29 – 187.7
- March 28 – 180.6
- March 27 – 162.9
- March 26 – 145.2
- March 25 – 129.9
- March 24 – 116.9
- March 23 – 119.2
- March 22 – 99.2
- March 21 – 90.9
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- April 5 – 207
- April 2/3/4 – Not Provided
- April 1 – 188
- March 31 – 178
- March 30 – 167
- March 29 – 159
- March 28 – 153
- March 27 – 138
- March 26 – 123
- March 25 – 110
- March 24 – 99
- March 23 – 101
- March 22 – 84
- March 21 – 77
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