Latest Covid-19 figures released as nearly 200 patients are in hospital
By David Hurley
Published 7th Aug 2021, 17:33 GMT
More than 1,800 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department of Health.
In an update, posted on social media, it says a total of 1,828 new cases were confirmed in the latest 24-hour period - the highest daily figure since the middle of January.
Separately of 8am this Saturday, 198 Covid-19 patients were in hospital across the country of which 33 were in ICU.
As it is a weekend, a county-by-county breakdown of cases has not been published.