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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 9 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,336 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Friday 8th January, the HPSC has been notified of 4,842 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 140,727* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

Of the cases notified today:

  • 2,304 are men / 2,528 are women
  • 61% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 38 years old
  • 1,049 in Dublin, 530 in Cork, 514 in Waterford, 405 in Wexford, 247 in Louth and the remaining 2,097 cases are spread across all other counties. 

As of 2pm today, 1,293 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 119 are in ICU. 102 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community. 

*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the reclassification of 1 probable case to confirmed. The figure 140,727 confirmed cases reflects this.

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 08 January 2021) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

Today's cases (to midnight 08Jan2021)

14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population (26Dec2020 to 08Jan2021)

New Cases during last 14 days (26Dec2020 to 08Jan2021)

Ireland

4,842

1162.2

55,344

Monaghan

            135

2296.9

           1,410

Louth

            247

2008.8

           2,589

Limerick

            198

1660.9

           3,237

Waterford

            514

1386.7

           1,611

Cavan

               93

1378.4

           1,050

Dublin

         1,049

1340.7

         18,064

Donegal

            149

1308.5

           2,083

Cork

            530

1206

           6,547

Clare

            110

1198.5

           1,424

Wexford

            405

1191.5

           1,784

Mayo

            197

1111.1

           1,450

Carlow

            122

1108.3

               631

Sligo

               44

1084.9

               711

Meath

            177

1033.6

           2,016

Kilkenny

            235

1013.8

           1,006

Kerry

               75

949.2

           1,402

Kildare

               71

875.0

           1,947

Offaly

                 6

819.6

               639

Longford

                 9

797.6

               326

Laois

                 6

722.6

               612

Roscommon

               85

708.0

               457

Galway

            207

688.6

           1,777

Leitrim

               10

652.2

               209

Westmeath

               11

639.9

               568

Tipperary

            118

638.7

           1,019

Wicklow

               39

544.1

               775

 

NOTE: 

7-day incidence 919.8

5-day moving average 6,547