The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 7 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,259 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Saturday 2nd January, the HPSC has been notified of 4,962 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 101,887* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 2,408 are men / 2,539 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 36 years old
- 1,260 cases are in Dublin, 652 in Limerick, 350 in Cork, 321 in Louth, 238 in Meath and 2,141 spread across all remaining counties.
As of 2pm today, 685 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 62 are in ICU. 96 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “This is a critical time. We are seeing a really significant surge in infection, which is leading to a very rapid increase in both hospitalisations and admissions to critical care units".
"This is not only unsustainable for the healthcare system, but also a deeply concerning level of preventable sickness and suffering that we must work together to address as quickly as possible.”
