The National Public Health Emergency Team has warned that despite solid evidence that the coronavirus is being suppressed, the incidence of the disease remains exceptionally high.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said that despite the recent reduction in case numbers the burden of infection is still ten times higher today than it was in early December when Level 5 restrictions were last eased.
He said everyone needs to work together to drive the infection down and bring the disease under control. The incidence of Covid-19 is high across all age groups but is exceptionally high in those aged 85 and older.
However, the numbers in hospital are starting to decrease and the numbers in intensive care units have plateaued. Chair of NPHET's