# Hospitals

Number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 currently stands at 310

As of 8pm last night, there are also 75 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.

As of 8pm last night, there are 75 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.

Health officials last night confirmed a further 683 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said last night that having all schools fully open in April is a top priority for the government.

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Taoiseach says situation is 'fragile', but progress being achieved with falling hospital and ICU numbers

The number of people with Covid-19 in intensive care units currently stands at 76.

Health officials last night confirmed a further 371 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

The booking portal for mandatory hotel quarantine in Ireland went live yesterday morning.

A total of 10,613 passengers arrived into Dublin Airport last week.

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'These are not prisons': Taoiseach says mandatory hotel quarantine is key but can't be used for all countries

81 patients with Covid-19 are currently in intensive care units around the country.

Health officials last night confirmed a further 769 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers arriving into Ireland from certain countries is to come into effect by next weekend.

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# Frontline

Hospital numbers still a 'concern' as 360 patients with Covid-19 reported in latest figures

HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said there is still a “lot more to get through” before a return to more normal levels in hospitals.

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Mar 21st 2021, 12:39 PM

Number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 stands at 355

There is currently 88 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units across the country.

There is currently 86 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units across the country.

Health officials last night confirmed a further 575 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

The EMA has said it remains of the view that the benefits of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine “outweigh the risks of side effects”.

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# Consultants

Three in four consultants in Irish hospitals report burnout from Covid-19, study finds

One quarter had reported that either they or colleagues had experienced “long-Covid” after being infected.

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Number of hospitalised Covid-19 patients continues to fall to lowest number since late December

As of 8am this morning, there are currently 340 patients in hospital with Covid-19.

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Mar 13th 2021, 1:51 PM

# covid19

Number of hospitalised Covid-19 patients falls further as vaccines take effect

A total of 371 people were in hospital with the virus as of 8pm last night.

There are currently 93 people in ICU.

Health officials last night confirmed 311 new cases of Covid-19 and 30 deaths.

HSE CEO Paul Reid has said Ireland is beginning to see impact of vaccinations.

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# key indicators

Number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 drops below 400 for first time in 2021

NPHET said last night that all key indicators of the disease are improving.

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Mar 9th 2021, 7:55 AM

Ireland reaches half a million vaccination doses milestone

There are currently 401 patients in hospital with Covid-19.

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Mar 6th 2021, 1:59 PM

Number of hospitalised Covid-19 patients falls to lowest number since late December

As of 8am this morning, there are currently 426 patients in hospital with Covid-19.

There are currently 426 patients in hospital with Covid-19.

102 patients with Covid-19 are in intensive care currently.

Health officials yesterday confirmed that a further 39 people with Covid-19 died in Ireland.

Four stillbirths with possible links to Covid-19 are under investigation by health officials.

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Mar 5th 2021, 12:50 PM

10,000 people with underlying health conditions set to receive vaccine next week

Officials have said the shortfall in AstraZeneca deliveries had a significant impact last week.

GPs and advocacy groups will help identify patients in the community.

AstraZeneca deliveries this week will also be reduced.

The 500,000th vaccine dose will be administered over the next week.

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Mar 4th 2021, 5:34 PM

Number of people in hospital with Covid-19 falls below 500 for first time this year

NPHET has urged people to “stick with this” over the coming weeks and continue adhering to restrictions.

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Mar 2nd 2021, 7:10 AM

# HSE

Consultants call for urgent action as 860,000 sit on waiting lists for care

The IHCA said today that the HSE’s national service plan is welcome but “does not match the scale of the problem”.

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Feb 26th 2021, 7:35 AM

Number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals drops below 600

Ten Covid-19 patients being treated in ICU died in the 24 hours up to 8am yesterday – the single highest daily number.

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Feb 25th 2021, 9:05 AM

# hospitalisations

Hospitalised Covid-19 patients fall to lowest numbers since early January

There were 149 Covid-19 patients in ICU this morning.

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Feb 20th 2021, 1:18 PM

# HSE

Number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 falls below 850

As of 12 February, 275,237 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered in Ireland

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Feb 16th 2021, 8:10 AM

Drop in overall number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals, but slight increase in people in ICU

As of 8pm yesterday, 1,012 Covid patients were in Irish hospitals.

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Feb 10th 2021, 9:05 AM

Number of people with Covid-19 in hospital continues to decrease

1,100 patients with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals, including 173 in critical care.

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Feb 9th 2021, 9:14 AM

Over 500 Covid-19 patients receiving critical care in Irish hospitals

There are 205 patients in ICU and 301 others receiving critical care outside of ICU.

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Feb 3rd 2021, 9:25 AM

# false news

Misleading videos of 'empty' hospitals being shared on social media are putting extra strain on health service, say hospitals

Footage shared online of hospitals that appear “empty” have falsely claimed that hospitals are lying about being under pressure.

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Feb 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM

# Covid-19

What are the wider implications of Covid-19 on our overlooked health services?

In your monthly update from Noteworthy, the investigative team looks at how the pandemic is shining a light on long-term deficiencies in our health system.

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Jan 31st 2021, 11:00 AM

# hospital capacity

Donnelly says vaccine timeframe is 'realistic' as 217 people with Covid-19 in ICUs

The Health Minister said today that he still thinks it’s realistic to expect all adults to be offered a Covid vaccine by September.

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Jan 27th 2021, 1:12 PM

# hospital capacity

There are 1,823 people with Covid-19 in hospital, and 216 people in ICU

Prof Philip Nolan has said that he expects hospital admissions to “remain very high for weeks”.

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Jan 26th 2021, 12:22 PM

# covid19

'Is the care of the same standard? No': Hospitals under pressure as ICU capacity approaches surge limit

There are 211 Covid-19 patients in ICU, with a further 330 patients receiving advanced respiratory care on wards.

Paul Reid said that transmission is "extremely different", with whole families getting sick from Covid-19.

An Oireachtas Committee heard that over 6,500 workers in acute hospitals are currently on sick leave.

There have been 523 Covid deaths in January, with the CMO predicting that this could rise up to 1,000.

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# outbreaks

'A real concern': A third of patients with Covid-19 in hospital contracted the virus while on wards, says Tánaiste

‘They didn’t come in Covid positive, they picked up Covid while in the hospital,’ said Leo Varadkar.

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Jan 21st 2021, 1:30 PM

# prioritisation

Standby list of frontline healthcare workers should be in place for any leftover vaccines, HSE says

A HSE document says “every effort should be made” to ensure vaccines are given to frontline healthcare workers.

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Jan 18th 2021, 3:46 PM

There are 1,923 people with Covid-19 in hospital, with 195 of those in ICU

There were 60 deaths and a further 3,231 cases of Covid-19 announced yesterday.

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Jan 17th 2021, 11:52 AM

# surge capacity

'Beyond belief': HSE chief says Beacon Hospital should reconsider stance against signing surge capacity deal

The Beacon has chosen not to join a surge capacity agreement between private hospitals and the HSE.

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Jan 16th 2021, 2:07 PM

1,846 people with Covid-19 in hospital, latest figures show

There are 173 people in intensive care.

Paul Reid said virus is still "hugely prevalent".

Daily vaccination figures will be released from 25 January.

44% of all Covid-19 cases were reported in the past 14 days.

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