The Department of Health has reported 1,408 new cases of Covid-19. As of 8am today, 152 Covid patients were in hospital, of which 26 are in ICU.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said 2% of cases are currently being hospitalised. "We know that we would be experiencing many more cases and hospitalisations were it not for the great progress being made in taking up vaccination.
We need to keep this up as we move to vaccinate the remaining, mostly younger, cohorts of our population. "The more people vaccinated in this country, the less opportunity Covid-19 has to inflict severe illness and disruption on us.
If you are eligible for a Covid-19 vaccination and have yet to register, please do so as soon as possible." Deputy Chief Medical