There have been a further 10 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,062 new cases announced this evening by the health authorities.
Of the new cases, 27 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate rises to 383.3 from 379 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today;
- 506 are men / 546 are women
- 57% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 41 years old
- 335 in Dublin, 137 in Cork, 73 in Wexford, 58 in Galway,54 in Kildare and the remaining 405 cases are spread across all other counties
As of 2pm today, 1,436 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 207 are in ICU. 38 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “While we have experienced very significant improvement in incidence over recent weeks, I am concerned that it appears to be slowing down at much too high a level of infection.
“People need to take real care in any setting in which they come into contact with others.
“In particular, workplaces and retail settings need to review their existing protocols and ensure that their staff and customers are protected as much as possible.
“Given the prevalence of the B117 variant and how infectious it is, it is extremely important that people take all preventative measures possible, including staying home.”
New Cases in Laois
- January 31 – 27
- January 30 – 22
- January 29 – 11
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- January 31 – 383.7
- January 30 – 379
- January 29 – 421.5
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- January 31 – 325
- January 30 – 321
- January 29 – 357
- 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
Special Schools to reopen
Special schools will reopen on Thursday 11 February and classes in mainstream schools for pupils with special needs will resume on Monday 22 February.
The agreement was reached this evening by the Department of Education with the Fórsa and INTO trade unions, who represent special needs assistants (SNAs).
In a statement, the INTO and Fórsa said the resumption will commence with the partial reopening of special schools, where there may be a maximum of 50% of pupils attending on alternate days.
The INTO said clear advice had now been provided by public health authorities that the limited and partial reopening, along the terms agreed with the unions, will not give rise to an increase in school-based or community transmission.
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