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Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn Alamy Stock Photo
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Coronavirus: 1,271 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed 1,271 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
There were 297 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, including 59 in ICU, as of 8am today.
Yesterday, there were 1,453 new cases of Covid-19, 300 people with the virus in hospital and 60 in ICU.
Deaths are being announced weekly due to the HSE data breach in May – as of yesterday, 5,249 people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland.
A total of 7.213 million vaccines have been administered in Ireland against Covid-19.
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