Virus northern ireland

The total number of deaths related to Covid in the Republic of Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 5, This figure, which is subject to revision, is updated weekly and includes "probable and possible" Covidlinked deaths. Another 23, cases of coronavirus were reported in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday, compared to 17, on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, there were patients with Covid in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland, up from on Wednesday.

Of those patients, 90 were being treated in intensive care units, four less than were in ICUs on Wednesday. Last updated 06 January local time.

Source: Department of Health Ireland. A total of 7,, vaccines for Covid excluding boosters had been administered in the Republic of Ireland as of Wednesday.

A total of 3,, people have had their first dose and 3,, have had their second dose, while , single-dose vaccines have been administered. That's coming from a high of over 1, - but it's still more than the peak of the first wave last April. The rate of rollout of vaccinations in Northern Ireland remains good, but it has slowed somewhat over the past week. To date , people in Northern Ireland have received a first dose of vaccine. That figure of , means that about The Republic of Ireland has now vaccinated about 3.

However, it should be remembered that a different strategy has been adopted there - first doses have not been prioritised to the same degree and more than half of those vaccinated in the Republic have had their second dose. On Friday, Northern Ireland's health minister announced that all carers over the age of 18 can now book a Covid vaccine.

Previously only carers over 50 were eligible, but Mr Swann said he had decided to remove the age criteria and "open this up to all carers" - it will be interesting to see if this affects vaccination figures this time next week.

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