There have been a further 23 Coronavirus related deaths and 921 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
21 of these deaths occurred in February and two occurred in January.
The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 57 – 95 years.
15 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence increased to 297.5, up from 297 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 453 are men / 466 are women
- 66% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 34 years old
- 414 in Dublin, 87 in Cork, 51 in Kildare, 48 in Limerick, 47 in Meath and the remaining 274 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 8am today, 959 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 173 are in ICU. 53 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 9, 248,284 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 158,904 people have received their first dose
- 89,380 people have received their second dose
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “We have made progress in Ireland over recent weeks, but the rate of transmission of the disease is still extremely high and the risks COVID-19 poses to our vulnerable loved ones have not changed.
“Everyone is working hard to drive down COVID-19 infection in the community, and we must all continue to limit the number of daily contacts we have.
“The only way to limit the spread of COVID-19 is to limit our social contacts and follow the public health advice, wash our hands, maintain a social distance, wear a face covering where appropriate, work from home and stay at home.”
New Cases in Laois
- February 11 – 15
- February 10 – 22
- February 9 – 21
- February 8 – 10
- February 7 – 11
- February 6 – 21
- February 5 – 18
- February 4 – 15
- February 3 – 19
- February 2 – 6
- February 1 – 16
- January 31 – 27
- January 30 – 22
- January 29 – 11
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- February 11 – 297.5
- February 10 – 297
- February 9 – 292.8
- February 8 – 286.9
- February 7 – 281
- February 6 – 298.7
- February 5 – 289.3
- February 4 – 288.1
- February 3 – 277.5
- February 2 – 308.2
- February 1 – 348.3
- January 31 – 383.7
- January 30 – 379
- January 29 – 421.5
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
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- February 11 – 252
- February 10 – 252
- February 9 – 248
- February 8 – 243
- February 7 – 238
- February 6 – 253
- February 5 – 245
- February 4 – 244
- February 3 – 235
- February 2 – 261
- February 1 – 295
- January 31 – 325
- January 30 – 321
- January 29 – 357
Taoiseach unlikely to travel
The traditional St Patrick’s Day meeting between US President Joe Biden and Taosieach Micheal Martin will now take place virtually, RTÉ News is reporting.
Officials here and in Washington DC are currently working out how best to mark the day.
