BREAKING: Latest Covid figures for Limerick revealed as over 1,000 new cases reported nationwide
THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 52 new cases of Covid-19 in Limerick.
And, sadly, there has been 66 additional deaths related to the virus across Ireland.
41 of these deaths occurred in February, 8 occurred in January, 7 in December and 9 occurred in November or earlier.
The median age of those who died was 84 years and the age range was 39 - 98 years.
As of midnight, Friday, the HPSC has been notified of 1,078 additional confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 208,796 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
523 are men / 549 are women
70% are under 45 years of age
The median age is 32 years old
433 in Dublin, 139 in Galway, 52 in Limerick, 43 in Mayo and the remaining 362 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 8am today, 898 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 171 are in ICU. 44 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of February 10, 256,681 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
166,863 people have received their first dose
89,818 people have received their second dose
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “If you have any symptoms suggestive of Covid-19, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath or a change in your sense of smell or taste, self-isolate (stay in your room) immediately and phone your GP without delay. If you are in any doubt about any symptoms you have, you should always contact your GP.”
“Your test and GP assessment will be free of charge. This includes GP out of hours services, contact details for which are on the HSE website www.hse.ie. If you don’t have a GP, any GP can arrange a test for you.”
“The best way to protect ourselves and our vulnerable loved ones from serious illness as a result of Covid-19 infection is to continue taking the actions we know can effectively supress this virus. Keep physical distance from others, wash hands regularly, avoid crowds and wear face coverings that are fitted correctly.”