Latest figures show that over 78,000 children aged five to 11 have been given a Covid-19 vaccination so far. There are an estimated 480,000 children in this age group eligible for immunisation and the uptake to date represents just over 16% of children eligible.
The latest figures from the Health Service Executive are up to Tuesday. Registration for vaccination for five to 11-year-olds started in late December for vulnerable groups and then earlier this month was opened to all those in the age category.
Yesterday, the Department of Health was notified of 6,843 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,295 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal.
The latest figures show the number of patients with Covid-19 in hospitals has reduced by 15 this morning to 896. Of those, 90 patients were being treated in ICUs.