# covid-19 facts

Last year

2022

# Winter Dose

HSE on 'higher state of alert' as Covid-19 and other illnesses cause concern

Covid-19 hospitalisations and outbreaks in nursing homes have increased in recent weeks.

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Dec 15th 2022, 5:10 PM

# Beijing

China further relaxes Covid rules after protests

Several cities have begun loosening restrictions such as moving away from daily mass testing requirements.

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Dec 2nd 2022, 7:16 AM

# Healthcare

Trade union asks Health Minister to extend Covid-19 payment to contracted frontline workers

The criteria does not currently include workers exployed by external companies.

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Oct 21st 2022, 10:24 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'Other crises are vying for our attention': Why people have stopped talking about Covid-19

A report by

Lauren Boland

Covid-19 is still spreading in Ireland but other major issues like Ukraine, inflation and climate change have taken prominence in people’s minds.

Although the pandemic is still a significant worry for some, its public prominence has largely faded away.

Behaviours aimed at avoiding infection like limiting contacts or travel declined even as cases rose quickly earlier in the summer.

Experts say other crises such as the war in Ukraine, inflation, and climate change have occupied the forefront of most minds, Lauren Boland reports.

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Aug 7th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Coronavirus

Covid-19 cases rise more than 26% in single week

Limerick, Waterford and Laois have the highest incidence rates among cases confirmed through PCR tests.

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Jun 29th 2022, 7:09 PM

# Coronavirus

55% of patients with Covid-19 hospitalised due to virus, CMO warns health minister

Dr Tony Holohan described that the Covid-19 burden on acute hospital care has “increased considerably” over recent weeks.

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Jun 21st 2022, 6:11 PM

# omicron

Covid-19: Ireland's cases are rising quickly - here's why and what it means

Case numbers and hospitalisations are rapidly increasing – here’s a breakdown of the latest figures that you probably haven’t heard about.

The number of people with Covid-19 is on the rise once again.

Ireland is quietly fighting Omicron subvariants that are less affected by immune responses to the virus.

Lauren Boland breaks down the latest Covid-19 data and speaks to an immunologist about the spread of the subvariants.

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Jun 16th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Coronavirus

New restrictions not on cards despite 'significant increase' in hospital cases, Donnelly says

The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital has more than doubled in a fortnight.

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Jun 10th 2022, 4:54 PM

# Final Figures

Department of Health to no longer publish daily Covid-19 cases

In the final daily update, health officials reported 980 PCR-confirmed cases and 1,020 positive antigen tests.

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Apr 29th 2022, 4:52 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 2,837 new cases reported as number of Covid patients at lowest since December

477 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, the first time the figure dropped below 500 since December.

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Apr 26th 2022, 3:42 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 6,841 cases recorded over weekend as death toll surpasses 7,000

535 Covid-19 patients are in hospital, including 43 in ICU.

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Apr 25th 2022, 4:59 PM

# Coronavirus

Nearly 40,000 Covid cases recorded in three days as HSE boss issues hospitals warning

Hospital cases indicate Ireland is “entering something” rather than “exiting”, HSE boss Paul Reid said today.

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Mar 28th 2022, 3:28 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 8,337 new cases and 670 patients in hospital, including 43 in ICU

The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.

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Mar 4th 2022, 3:20 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 7,694 new cases and 653 patients in hospital, including 46 in ICU

The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.

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Mar 2nd 2022, 3:18 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 7,354 new cases and 608 patients in hospital, including 54 in ICU

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Feb 22nd 2022, 3:01 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 9,881 new cases and 631 patients in hospital, 108 deaths notified in past week

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Feb 16th 2022, 4:30 PM

# latest figures

Covid-19: 9,365 new cases and 646 patients in hospital, including 72 in ICU

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Feb 8th 2022, 3:11 PM

# latest figures

Covid-19: 12,560 new cases and 630 patients in hospital, 92 deaths notified in past week

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 2:56 PM

# Paris

France lifts most Covid restrictions but keeps vaccination certs

The country has loosened several of the restrictions imposed to curb the latest surge.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:47 PM

# Health

Ireland's Covid position improving but global risk remains high, CMO tells Oireachtas Committee

Senior NPHET members fielded questions from TDs and senators at a Health Committee meeting today.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:00 PM

# latest figures

Covid-19: 10,618 new cases and 624 patients in hospital, including 66 in ICU

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Feb 1st 2022, 2:59 PM

# Nursing Homes

New guidelines for care facilities to give unrestricted access to nominated support person

Residents should be able to choose a support person who should typically have unrestricted access to visit them.

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Feb 1st 2022, 1:50 PM

All time

# relaxed

South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides

Calls by the hospitality sector for the curfew to be lifted had been mounting ahead of New Year’s celebrations,

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Dec 31st 2021, 6:56 PM

# debunked

FactCheck: This Irish video about masks is incorrect to claim they do not work against Covid-19

A video viewed thousands of times on an Irish Facebook page contains incorrect information about the effectiveness of masks.

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Dec 28th 2021, 5:00 PM

# daily update

Coronavirus: 5,279 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Dec 21st 2021, 5:27 PM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 4,235 new cases confirmed in Ireland, with 47 deaths notified in the past week

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures today.

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Dec 15th 2021, 5:40 PM

# Energy Boost

'It's not down to hesitancy at all': Are people less enthusiastic about boosters?

More than one million booster vaccines have already been administered in Ireland.

There were conflicting messages last week with questions over the public's enthusiasm for boosters standing in contrast to long queues of people forming to get one.

The Taoiseach was among TDs and health officials who indicated that there may be less impetus among people to obtain a booster vaccine compared to the initial rollout.

But long queues in Dublin reflect a wider enthusiasm among the public to get a booster, with official surveys supporting this, Lauren Boland reports.

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Dec 13th 2021, 12:05 AM

# covid latest

Taoiseach says 'call to arms' has helped stabilise cases but suggests Christmas will not be 'normal'

Legislation that will allow the government to reinstate mandatory hotel quarantine passed all stages in the Dáil this evening.

NPHET met today to discuss the advice it will give to government on the risks posed by the new Omicron variant.

Health officials considered whether more restrictions should be advised in the context of the current situation.

Legislation that will allow the government to reinstate mandatory hotel quarantine passed all stages in the Dáil this evening.

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Dec 2nd 2021, 10:20 PM

# variant

WHO experts expect details of Omicron transmission ‘within days’

Rising infection rates have seen governments reintroduce certain measures to try to stop the spread of Omicron.

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Dec 1st 2021, 7:50 PM

# latest figures

5,471 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed, with results on suspected Omicron expected this week

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said today that the new variant may have been in Ireland since October.

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Nov 30th 2021, 7:20 PM

# Schools

Children aged nine and over to be asked to wear masks indoors in public on temporary basis

Cabinet minister met today to consider advice from NPHET on the current Covid-19 situation.

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Nov 30th 2021, 5:27 PM

# omicron

South African president calls for 'urgent' lifting of travel bans

The head of the WHO in Africa has said the bans attack ‘global solidarity’.

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Nov 29th 2021, 8:21 AM

# restrictions

'No plans' to close hospitality or retail over the Christmas period, says Varadkar

The HSE’s Paul Reid has urged people waiting on a test to continue to isolate for at least 48 hours after symptoms end.

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Nov 26th 2021, 2:00 PM

# variant

Justice Minister says mandatory hotel quarantine could return over new Covid-19 variant

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said a decision on stopping flights from southern Africa should be made later today.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly 'deeply concerned' by new variant.

Concern rises over transmissibility of variant and its impact on vaccines.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says EU wants to stop air travel from southern Africa.

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Nov 26th 2021, 12:00 PM

# daily update

Coronavirus: 4,764 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Nov 25th 2021, 5:11 PM

# Hospitals

Healthcare worker absences due to Covid-19 at highest level since January

The HSE’s Paul Reid said this afternoon that the healthcare system is “under very significant pressure”.

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Nov 25th 2021, 3:45 PM

# daily update

Coronavirus: 3,666 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The Tánaiste says in the last couple of days, the positivity rate has started to level off.

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Nov 23rd 2021, 8:19 PM

# Testing

Antigen tests are being used 'widely but not properly', says chief medical officer

Dr Tony Holohan cautioned that people with Covid-19 symptoms should receive a PCR test instead of relying on antigen testing.

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Nov 22nd 2021, 9:28 AM

# latest figures

Coronavirus: 4,642 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.

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Nov 13th 2021, 1:03 PM

# Public Health

Government should consider reinstating work from home advice amid 'very high' Covid cases - NPHET

In his latest letter to the Minister for Health, the CMO said extending the use of Covid certificates should also be considered.

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Nov 12th 2021, 4:34 PM