There have been no further Coronavirus-related deaths and 403 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
With less than five new cases announced today, Laois now has a 14-day incidence rate of 129.9.
There has now been a total of 243,911 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 208 are men / 192 are women
- 73% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 31 years old
- 174 in Dublin, 34 in Meath, 20 in Kildare, 18 in Mayo, 16 in Cork and the remaining 141 cases are spread across 20 other counties
As of 8am today, 183 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 50 are in ICU. 7 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 17th, 2021, 1,204,063 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 852,189 people have received their first dose
- 351,874 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 18 – Less than 5
- April 17 – Not Provided
- April 16 – 10
- April 15 – 11
- April 14 – 8
- April 13 – 9
- April 12 – 6
- April 11 – 12
- April 10 – 2
- April 9 – 15
- April 8 – 7
- April 7 – 13
- April 6 – 6
- April 5 – 12
- April 4 – 7
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- April 18 – 129.9
- April 16/17 – Not Provided
- April 15 – 160.6
- April 14 – 178.3
- April 13 – 188.9
- April 12 – 196
- April 11 – 201.9
- April 9/10 – Not Provided
- April 8 – 231.4
- April 7 – 240.6
- April 6 – 232.6
- April 5 – 244.4
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- April 18 – 110
- April 17 – Not Provided
- April 16 – 146
- April 15 – 136
- April 14 – 151
- April 13 – 160
- April 12 – 166
- April 11 – 171
- April 10 – 195
- April 9 – 211
- April 8 – 196
- April 7 – 204
- April 6 – 197
- April 5 – 207
British figures provide hope
Britain reported just four deaths in latest daily Covid-19 figures on Monday, the lowest number of deaths since September, according to government statistics.
There were 2,963 new Covid-19 cases reported, with 32.93 million people receiving a first Covid-19 vaccine dose.
More than 10 million in the UK people have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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