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Coronavirus: Two Further Deaths Confirmed

Sunday, 11 April 2021 00:04

News updates for Sunday 11th April 2021.

Latest figures:

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

1 of these deaths occurred in March, and 1 occurred in April.

There has been a total of 4,785 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Saturday 10th April, the HPSC has been notified of 303 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

There has now been a total of 240,945* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 167 are men / 135 are women
  • 75% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 32 years old

As of 8am today, 213 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 53 are in ICU. 7 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of 8am today, 213 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 53 are in ICU. 7 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. 

As of April 8th 2021, 1,045,919 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:

  • 735,997 people have received their first dose
  • 309,922 people have received their second dose

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn, Department of Health, said: “There are many reasons for hope as we head into a new week;

 

  1. This is the lowest number of daily cases reported since mid December. People’s efforts continue to make a real difference; by keeping our social contacts low we are making it much harder for COVID-19 to spread
  2. This morning we had the lowest number of people newly hospitalised with COVID-19 since the end of November
  3. Last week the millionth vaccine was given and this week should see a step-change in the number of doses administered
  4. All of our children are going back to school tomorrow
  5. From tomorrow we can travel within our county.

“If we can maintain this progress, vaccines and the basic public health measures with which we are all so familiar are our way out of this pandemic. In the meantime;

  1. Please continue to work from home where possible. Please do not take our children returning to school tomorrow as a signal to return to the workplace
  2. Avoid mixing indoors with people from other households
  3. Even if meeting outdoors please watch your distance and only meet up with people from one other household at a time
  4. If you have any symptoms of COVID-19 isolate and contact your GP to arrange a free test
  5. Remember you are not properly protected until 2 weeks after your second COVID-19 vaccination.”

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.

Vaccines:

A Fianna Fáil backbencher says patients in his constituency are being "left to last" in the vaccine drive.

The vaccine centre at Sligo IT was left closed for four days over the Easter weekend -- even though the health service injected a new record number of doses on Good Friday.

Sligo-Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry says that's "unacceptable" -- and the clinic should be working seven days a week.

He says there are problems with providing vaccines to housebound patients in his area too:

Quarantine:

The Union of Students in Ireland wants the cost of hotel quarantine waived for all exchange students.

France, the most popular destination for Erasmus placements, will be added to the quarantine list next Thursday.

The number of students on placement in EU states is significantly down, with just a fifth of the normal level studying abroad in the EU.

Lorna Fitzpatrick, the USI's president, says students have no problem with the measures -- but they just don't have the cash:

Contact tracing:

A public health expert says contact tracing needs to be ramped up.

DCU Professor of Health Systems Anthony Staines says it was 'a very serious mistake' when we cut down testing as cases soared after Christmas.

It comes as 455 new cases have been detected here and 14 deaths, three of which were this month.

Professor Staines says as restrictions ease tomorrow, the virus needs to be monitored regionally:

Latest figures:

455 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 here, and 14 more patients are confirmed to have died.

Three of those deaths were in April, with the rest spread across the first three months of the year.

The eldest victim was 90 years old -- the youngest 55.

11 more patients have been admitted to hospital, bringing the total to 208, with 52 receiving intensive care.

The Health Department has not published a county by county breakdown.

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