There have been 11 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 420 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Of the deaths reported today, 3 occurred in April, 1 occurred in March, 2 in February and 5 occurred in January or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 88 years and the age range was 77-94 years.
With 11 new cases announced today, Laois now has a 14-day incidence rate of 160.6 – the ninth successive day of decrease.
Of the cases notified today:
- 218 are men / 197 are women
- 74% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 32 years old
- 147 in Dublin, 41 in Meath, 33 in Donegal, 26 in Galway, 18 in Limerick and the remaining 155 cases are spread across all other counties
As of 8am today, 190 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 53 are in ICU. 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of April 14th, 2021, 1,121,003 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 789,526 people have received their first dose
- 331,477 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 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
- April 3 – 12
- April 2 – 20
- April 1 – 27
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- 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
- April 2/3/4 – Not Provided
- April 1 – 222
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- 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
- April 2/3/4 – Not Provided
- April 1 – 188
Hotel quarantine changes
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that there will be an exemption to hotel quarantine for elite and professional athletes.
When asked by RTÉ’s Prime Time if other exemptions would be introduced after confirmation of the status for fully vaccinated individuals arriving from designated states, Minister Donnelly said there would be.
While parents travelling for surrogacy will also be exempt.
He said: “Yeah we will. Another exemption that came in tonight for sports for elite and professional athletes.
“Now there is a very important part of this which is their governing bodies can put in place equivalent situations.”
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