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Coronavirus: 1,586 new cases confirmed in Ireland

298 people are in hospital with the coronavirus disease, including 56 in ICU.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed 1,586 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

As of 8am this morning, 298 patients with Covid-19 were in hospital, including 56 in ICU.

Yesterday, there were 1,059 new cases of Covid-19, 308 people with the virus in hospital and 59 in ICU.

Deaths are being announced weekly due to the HSE data breach in May – as of Wednesday, 5,249 people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland.

A total of 7.218 million vaccines have been administered in Ireland against Covid-19.

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