Cavan Covid rate per population moves to over 1000
Of the new confirmed cases, 160 are in Cavan, while 275 are in Monaghan.
The 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population in Cavan has moved to over 1,000 for the first time this pandemic.
As of midnight, Tuesday, January 5, the two week rate of spread of infection in the county now stands at 1,013.4, the fifth fastest spread of infection per head of population in the country.
Only neighbouring Co Monaghan (1,638.8), Louth (1,528.5), Limerick (1,252.4), and Donegal (1,052.8) have worse forthrightly infection rates.
Six of the counties worst effected, including Sligo (866.7) and Meath (759.8 ) are located within or close to the Border region.
The national average for 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 is 819.1.
The latest update from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 17 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 2,299 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight, Tuesday, January 5, the HPSC has been notified of 7,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 121,154 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland to date.
Of those new cases, 160 are in Cavan, while 275 are in Monaghan.
There are 2,263 new confirmed cases of infection in Dublin, 1,373 in Cork, 496 in Louth, 345 in Limerick, 340 in Meath.
Almost two-thirds of new infections (63%) are under 45 years of age, and the median age is 36 years old.
As of 2pm today, 954 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 88 are in ICU. 105 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
There are 28 patients being treated for Covid at Cavan General, with 15 more being cared for in a spill-over facility at Monaghan County Hospital.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said that the country is in a “serious phase” of this latest surge of COVID-19. “There is evidence of an increasing presence of the UK variant in Ireland. All counties have an upward trajectory of the disease. There is concerning escalation of admissions to hospital and ICU. We are very likely to see escalating mortality and ICU admissions in the coming days and weeks,” he said.
Dr Holohan said it has “never been more important”, throughout the experience of this pandemic, for people to now stay home and “only meet people outside of your household for essential purposes, always adhering to public health advice; physical distance, hand hygiene, cough/sneeze etiquette, wearing a face covering.”