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Coronavirus: 592 New Cases; 10 Deaths Reported In Ireland

Wednesday, 10 March 2021 16:22

National news updates on Thursday 11th March.

Latest Figures:

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 10 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

8 deaths occurred in March, 1 in February and 1 in January.

The median age of those who died was 75 years and the age range was 0 - 84 years.

There has been a total of 4,509 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Wednesday 10th March, the HPSC has been notified of 592 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 225,179* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

299 are men / 288 are women

72% are under 45 years of age

The median age is 32 years old

253 in Dublin, 52 in Kildare, 35 in Donegal, 33 in Meath, 28 in Galway and the remaining 191 cases are spread across all other counties**.

As of 8am today, 359 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 87 are in ICU. 32 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of March 8th, 536,617 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:

382,528 people have received their first dose

154,089  people have received their second dose

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Heath said; “Today marks one year since we reported Ireland’s first death related to COVID-19. More than 4,500 people have lost their lives with this disease. We remember them, and their families and friends, as well as the many people who remain seriously ill or who are dealing with long-term health issues because of COVID-19.

“We now have three vaccines and a fourth authorised by the European Medicines Agency today, which offers us a way out of this pandemic. We must continue to protect as many people as possible from the severe effects of COVID-19 and to give people a chance to become vaccinated over the next number of weeks and months.

“Your efforts to limit contacts and follow the public health advice is not in vain, it is to protect people and it directly saves lives.”

Today, NPHET endorsed new HPSC guidance on nursing home visitation which allows for more regular visiting. The new guidance comes into effect from the 22nd of March 2021.

Professor Martin Cormican, Clinical Lead for Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, HSE said; “Under the new guidance, Residents may be facilitated to receive two visits per week on general compassionate grounds. This will be possible following two weeks after a high proportion of residents and healthcare workers have been vaccinated. There is no requirement to limit visits to less than one hour.

“Nursing home residents have been particularly impacted by the severity of COVID-19 restrictions. Thanks to vaccination we are delighted to be in a position to recommend new guidance and hopefully relieve residents and their families of some of the isolation they have endured for so long.”

Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said; “We are seeing continued, slow progress across all indicators of COVID-19. There are some concerning trends in the data and as the incidence remains high, our situation is precarious. Increases in mobility and workplace attendance could potentially increase infection in the coming weeks. The R- number is estimated as stable at 0.6-1.0, but it is essential over the next few weeks that we stay home, continue to limit our contacts and suppress transmission.”

Professor Karina Butler, Chair of National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) said; “We welcome the European Medicines Agency’s conclusion that COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen met the criteria for efficacy, safety and quality. Pending EU Commission approval, it could become the fourth effective vaccine available to Ireland which is a very welcome development.”

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.

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County

  

Today's cases**

(to midnight 10Mar2021)

  

5-Day Moving Average of New Cases

  

14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population

(to 10Mar2021)

  

New Cases during last 14 days

(to 10Mar2021)

  

Ireland

  

592

  

499

  

162.1

  

7721

  

Longford

  

21

  

11

  

440.4

  

180

  

Offaly

  

21

  

22

  

347.6

  

271

  

Dublin

  

253

  

207

  

242.7

  

3270

  

Meath

  

33

  

29

  

214.8

  

419

  

Louth

  

9

  

14

  

202.5

  

261

  

Westmeath

  

<5

  

6

  

196

  

174

  

Limerick

  

20

  

25

  

188.3

  

367

  

Kildare

  

52

  

33

  

185.6

  

413

  

Donegal

  

35

  

19

  

158.9

  

253

  

Carlow

  

5

  

6

  

142.3

  

81

  

Mayo

  

<5

  

10

  

139.5

  

182

  

Galway

  

28

  

19

  

136.4

  

352

  

Laois

  

8

  

5

  

133.4

  

113

  

Tipperary

  

6

  

13

  

124.7

  

199

  

Monaghan

  

<5

  

4

  

107.5

  

66

  

Roscommon

  

11

  

4

  

105.4

  

68

  

Waterford

  

13

  

10

  

97.3

  

113

  

Wicklow

  

14

  

12

  

94.8

  

135

  

Clare

  

<5

  

4

  

94.3

  

112

  

Cavan

  

6

  

3

  

85.3

  

65

  

Sligo

  

8

  

5

  

82.4

  

54

  

Wexford

  

8

  

8

  

74.8

  

112

  

Kerry

  

5

  

6

  

61.6

  

91

  

Cork

  

20

  

19

  

56

  

304