News updates for 30th January 2021.
Latest figures:
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 15 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
All 15 deaths occurred in January.
The median age of those who died is 84 years and the age range is 68-99 years.
There has been a total of 3,307 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Saturday 30th January, the HPSC has been notified of 1,247 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 196,547* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
579 are men / 659 are women
60% are under 45 years of age
The median age is 39 years old
430 in Dublin, 97 in Wexford, 87 in Cork, 84 in Limerick, 76 in Galway and the remaining 473 cases are spread across all other counties**
22 of the new cases are in Laois, with 19 in Offaly and 11 in Westmeath.
As of 2pm today, 1,516 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 211 are in ICU. 39 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “There is an onus on employers to ensure that, in the first instance, staff are encouraged to work from home and in cases where that is not possible, that their workplaces are safe for staff and customers and in full compliance with infection prevention and control measures.
“The HPSC has comprehensive guidance on outbreak management and infection prevention control measures that every employer should be familiar with and activating on their premises. I encourage all employers and managers to review their workplaces and ensure they have effective measures in place.”
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 3 confirmed cases. The figure of 196,547 confirmed cases reflects this.
**County data should be considered provisional as the national Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting System (CIDR) is a dynamic system and case details are continually being validated and updated.
Today’s cases, 5-day moving average of new cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 30 January 2021) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
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County
Today's cases (to midnight 30Jan2021)
5 day moving average (to midnight 30Jan2021)
14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population (17Jan2021 to 30Jan2021)
New Cases during last 14 days (17Jan2021 to30Jan2021)
Ireland
1,247
1,342
501.0
23,856
Monaghan
23
35
1070.3
657
Louth
36
47
737.9
951
Carlow
13
25
725.4
413
Waterford
55
49
689.5
801
Wexford
97
51
634.5
950
Dublin
430
477
606.9
8,177
Mayo
30
43
570.1
744
Meath
33
56
504.0
983
Offaly
19
20
500.3
390
Limerick
84
57
495.6
966
Cavan
20
18
491.0
374
Donegal
31
48
479.9
764
Kildare
48
52
452.6
1,007
Galway
76
75
426.7
1,101
Cork
87
111
426.4
2,315
Longford
<5
12
386.6
158
Tipperary
32
32
384.2
613
Laois
22
16
379.0
321
Sligo
15
15
358.6
235
Wicklow
33
28
346.9
494
Westmeath
11
17
318.8
283
Clare
19
19
308.9
367
Kerry
12
18
238.3
352
Kilkenny
<5
10
234.8
233
Roscommon
Nenagh Hospital:
Outpatient activity at Nenagh Hospital in Tipperary has been put on hold from today.
It's because a number of staff are off work due to coronavirus.
The decision is temporary and the hospital says it will contact all affected patients.
Local Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath says it's happening because not enough staff have been vaccinated:President Higgins:
The President's expressing hope that this Spring will bring the end of the long 'winter of the covid pandemic'.
Michael D Higgins has delivered his message on the influence of St. Brigid on Irish society, ahead of St Brigid's Day tomorrow.
He says her examples as a strong female voice in a male-dominated world can inspire us also in present times.
President Higgins says everyone's difficulties during the pandemic must be recognised:Vaccine:
A single-shot coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson could be ready to roll out in Ireland from April.
The Tanaiste expects the jab to be approved by the European Medicines Agency within the next two months.
Mullingar's Kingston Mills, a Professor of Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, says it could be a significant help in vaccinating the population:Local figures:
79 more people with covid 19 have died and there are 1,414 new cases.
608 of the new infections are in Dublin, with 105 in Cork, 96 in Galway, 65 in Meath and 59 in Donegal.There are 40 new cases in the midlands. Offaly had half of the new confirmed cases, with 11 in Laois and 9 in Westmeath.
The country's 14 day incidence rate has dropped to 536.6 per hundred thousand people.
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