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25.04.2022 / 18:37

Covid-19: Hospital cases rise today but current wave of the virus 'coming to predicted end'

The Department of Health has been notified of 1,058 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, while 1,188 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal yesterday.

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Covid death toll tops 6,000 as 20,909 new cases reported

The Department of Health has been notified of 20,909 new coronavirus cases and 83 Covid-related deaths in the past week.

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Clear political desire to avoid Christmas restrictions

A meeting last night between the Government party leaders and leading figures from the National Public Health Emergency Team was described as constructive.

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NPHET concerned over incorrect use of antigen tests

The National Public Health Emergency Team has "legitimate concerns" that antigen tests are not being used appropriately, according to NPHET member Professor Philip Nolan.

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Here's what you need to know about NPHET's modelling

Reports about the latest Covid-19 modelling published by NPHET have topped the news agenda in recent days.

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'We may be weather-beaten but not defeated by Covid'

If we did not have the high levels of vaccination that now exist here, the daily numbers for Covid-19 would be terrible. According to Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, we could have had 10,000 cases a day now. That figure would continue to multiply rapidly.

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5 reasons why Ireland's Covid numbers are still so high

This week has seen another spike in Ireland's Covid numbers, with Tuesday's 3,726 positive cases the hightest since January 2021. The Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, Prof Philip Nolan, has said that there was a 25% increase in the number of cases between last week and this week.

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Antigen testing - 'snake oil' or solution?

For a while, antigen tests were seen as less useful and less reliable than the more time-consuming - and expensive - PCR test, even being branded as "snake oil" by NPHET's Professor Philip Nolan earlier this year.

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Increase in patients with Covid-19 in hospitals

There has been a slight increase in the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19.

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'Minimal benefit' in excluding asymptomatic children from school

It is of "minimal benefit" to exclude asymptomatic children from school or to require them to be tested for Covid-19, the Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group has said.

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Covid-19: Further 1,466 new cases, with 311 in hospital

The Department of Health has been notified of 1,466 new cases of Covid-19.

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5 things we learned from the latest NPHET briefing

As the National Public Health Emergency Team reported 1,571 new cases, the Chief Medical Officer said that there is an "extremely high incidence" of the virus circulating in communities.

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Vaccines key to overcoming Delta spread - Nolan

People are being urged to come forward for a Covid-19 vaccine to help overcome the spread of the Delta variant.

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Number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals increases

There has been an increase in the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital.

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5 takeaways from the latest NPHET briefing

At today's briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), health officials said that they were confident of a high uptake among parents for vaccination of children.

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Nolan warns of 'real trouble' if infection levels rise to high

The Delta variant of Covid-19 remains a "significant challenge" and how big the next wave is depends on what people do to protect themselves in the coming weeks, according the chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group.

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Breaking Covid-19: 407 new cases, 34 in ICU

The Department of Health has confirmed there have been a further 407 new cases of Covid-19.

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5 things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing

From Prof Philip Nolan saying there are "strong grounds for optimism" due to the effects of vaccination, to the identification of 41 cases of a Covid-19 variant of concern, here are five things we learned from the latest NPHET briefing.

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What do people think about antigen testing?

They give quick results. They are cheap. And they are relatively easy to use. But the arrival of rapid antigen tests on supermarket shelves last Friday has not been without controversy.

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Work continues on revised vaccination plan

Head of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said work is continuing this weekend on a revised vaccination plan, the 27th version.

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5 things we learned from the Covid-19 briefing

From more evidence that vaccines are having a positive impact on Covid-19 case numbers to a warning not to spend too much time with virologists if you don't want to be frightened, here are five things we learned from the latest NPHET briefing.

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5 takeaways from the latest Covid-19 briefings

Significant improvements of all virus indicators - Nolan

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Covid-19: Eight further deaths, 309 new cases

The Department of Health has reported eight further Covid-19-related deaths and 309 new cases of the disease.

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Covid-19: Six further deaths, 411 new cases

The Department of Health has been notified of six further deaths related to Covid-19 and 411 new cases.

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Pattern of daily case numbers remains volatile - Nolan

The Chair of the National Public Health Emergency Team's Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group has said that the pattern of daily case numbers of Covid-19 continues to be volatile, and people remain at high risk.

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Covid-19: Three additional deaths, 606 new cases

The Department of Health has been notified of three more Covid-19 related deaths and 606 cases of the virus.

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5 things we learned from the latest NPHET briefing

This evening's briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team at the Department of Health heard that there was one additional coronavirus-related death and 520 new cases.

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5 things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing

This evening's NPHET briefing at the Department of Health has heard that there were no additional Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours and 582 new cases.

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Covid-19 briefing key points: No gatherings or social mixing

From warnings that social mixing is leading to more cases of Covid-19 to advice to assume any cold-like symptoms are Covid-19 until proven otherwise, here are seven things we learned from the latest coronavirus briefing at the Department of Health.

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5 things we learned from the Covid-19 briefings

There was a cautious note sounded at the latest briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team amid some concern about a recent levelling off of Covid-19 case numbers.

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5 things we learned from this evening's NPHET briefing

This evening's Covid-19 briefing at the Department of Health heard that there is continuing progress in suppressing the transmission of Covid-19.

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5 things we learned at today's Covid-19 briefing

While the figures are improving across all ages, particularly in older people, there was news of preliminary reports on stillbirths linked to Covid-19.

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Five things we learned from the NPHET and HSE Covid-19 briefings

A lot of the time a combination of the words 'Covid-19' and 'positive' are a cause for concern, but there was a lot of positive news at Covid-19 briefings by the HSE and NPHET.

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Glynn urges caution as Covid levels remain high

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer has said that while progress has been made in suppressing Covid-19, case numbers, test positivity and hospital admissions appear to be plateauing at levels that remain far too high.

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Covid-19: No new deaths, 821 more cases confirmed

The Department of Health has been notified of no new deaths, with 821 new confirmed Covid-19 cases.

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7 things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing

From traffic hypersensitivity to warnings that the B117 variant is now dominant, here are seven things we learned at the latest Covid-19 briefing.

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6 things we learned from this evening's NPHET briefing

From a discouraging note for those planning summer holidays abroad to a reference to sinusitis frequently presenting as a symptom of Covid-19, here are six things we learned from this evening's Covid-19 briefing.

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Five takeaways from Covid-19 briefings

A briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team heard that while there continues to be progress in the battling the current wave of the Covid-19, there is still a long way to go.

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Five key points from the Covid-19 briefing

This evening the Department of Health was notified of seven further Covid-related deaths and 1,372 new cases.

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Covid-19: Seven additional deaths, 1,372 new cases

The Department of Health has reported seven more coronavirus-related deaths.

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'Measures are working' - Key Covid briefing takeaways

Measures are working, but more time needed to suppress virus

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7 things we learned from today's Covid-19 briefings

As officials warn we are at the most challenging point in the pandemic to date, case numbers are climbing in some age groups despite some positive indications that things may be stabilising.

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Covid-19: Eight further deaths, 4,929 new cases

Another eight deaths related to Covid-19 and 4,929 new cases have been reported by the Department of Health.

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6,521 new cases of Covid-19 and 10 further deaths

There have been 10 further coronavirus-related deaths and 6,521 new cases of the disease notified to the Department of Health.

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5 things we learned from this evening's NPHET briefing

Incidence is by far highest among people aged 19-24

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Irish COVID-19 surge driven by socialising, not new variant: Officials

COVID-19 variant - has driven Ireland's rapid transformation from having the lowest infection rate in the European Union to the fastest rate of deterioration, health officials said.Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday the highly infectious new variant discovered in neighbouring Britain was spreading in Ireland at a rate that has surpassed the most pessimistic models available to the government.Ireland's top virologist, Cillian De Gascun, said late on Friday laboratories had found 16 instances of the variant from a sample of 169 positive cases.Philip Nolan, the head of Ireland's COVID-19 modelling group, said on Saturday he believed the variant represented between 5% and 17% of the current prevalence."Right now we believe the UK

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NPHET say 4,000 positive Covid-19 cases not yet reported

The number of new cases of Covid-19 is expected to rise sharply in the coming days as a backlog of positive cases is officially confirmed to the National Public Health Emergency Team.

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5 things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing

As fresh Level 5 restrictions come into effect amid record case numbers, here are five key points from the last Department of Health briefing of 2020.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0