There have been 10 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 646 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
4 deaths occurred in March, 1 in February, 1 in January and 4 are under investigation.
The median age of those who died was 67 years and the age range was 41 – 83 years.
Just two of the new cases are in Laois meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people is now at 118.1 from 133.4 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today:
- 311 are men / 332 are women
- 74% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 30 years old
- 243 in Dublin, 80 in Kildare, 45 in Meath, 35 in Galway, 34 in Offaly and the remaining 209 cases are spread across 20 other counties
As of 8am today, 344 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 87 are in ICU. 16 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of March 9th, 553,161 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 396,089 people have received their first dose
- 157,072 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
- March 11 – 2
- March 10 – 8
- March 9 – 3
- March 8 – 1
- March 7 – 5
- March 6 – 8
- March 5 – 5
- March 4 – 10
- March 3 – 4
- March 2 – 11
- March 1 – 1
- February 28 – 12
- February 27 – 14
- February 26 – 15
- February 25 – 15
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- March 11 – 118.1
- March 10 – 133.4
- March 9 – 135.8
- March 8 – 157
- March 7 – 168.8
- March 6 – 177.1
- March 5 – 183
- March 4 – 211.3
- March 3 – 213.7
- March 2 – 231.4
- March 1 – 247.9
- February 28 – 265.7
- February 27 – 259.7
- February 26 – 264.5
- February 25 – 277.5
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- March 11 – 100
- March 10 – 113
- March 9 – 115
- March 8 – 133
- March 7 – 143
- March 6 – 150
- March 5 – 155
- March 4 – 179
- March 3 – 181
- March 2 – 196
- March 1 – 210
- February 28 – 225
- February 27 – 220
- February 26 – 224
- February 25 – 235
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