There have been a further 48 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,254 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
45 of these deaths occurred in January. The median age of those who died is 82 years and the age range is 30-99 years.
Of today’s new cases, 18 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate drops from 504.2 to 465.2.
There are now 394 confirmed active cases in the county, compared to 427 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 587 are men / 658 are women
- 54% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 42 years old
- 437 in Dublin, 146 in Cork, 76 in Meath, 69 in Wexford, 62 in Kildare and the remaining 464 cases are spread across all other counties
As of 2pm today, 1,518 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 211 are in ICU. 51 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
New Cases in Laois
- January 28 – 18
- January 27 – 15
- January 26 – 16
- January 25 – 9
- January 24 – 25
- January 23 – 17
- January 22 – 17
- January 21 – 17
- January 20 – 45
- January 19 – 38
- January 18 – 46
- January 17 – 24
- January 16 – 62
- January 15 – 48
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- January 28 – 465.2
- January 27 – 504.2
- January 26 – 557
- January 25 – 591
- January 24 – 628.1
- January 23 – 673
- January 22 – 776.9
- January 21 – 763.9
- January 20 – 807.6
- January 19 – 851.3
- January 18 – 933.9
- January 17 – 898.5
- January 16 – 964.6
- January 15 – 935.1
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- January 28 – 394
- January 27 – 427
- January 26 – 472
- January 25 – 501
- January 24 – 532
- January 23 – 570
- January 22 – 658
- January 21 – 647
- January 20 – 684
- January 19 – 721
- January 18 – 791
- January 17 – 761
- January 16 – 817
- January 15 – 792
EMA recommends approval of AstraZeneca vaccine
Europe’s medicines regulator has recommended approving the AstraZeneca / Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18.
It is the third vaccine to be cleared for use in the European Union.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is supplied at a very low cost, is easily transportable and can be stored at fridge temperature. It can be administered by GPs, pharmacists and dentists.
