Decrease in Ireland’s ICU numbers and COVID-19 incidence rate; mortality rates also dropped in recent weeks
DUBLIN: The Department of health has confirmed 309 new COVID-19 cases in Ireland yesterday. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 242,402.
The NPHET has also confirmed that eight further deaths were reported in the country, bringing the death toll from COVID-19 to 4,820. Four of the deaths reported yesterday occurred in April, two in February, and two in January or earlier.
After seeing the recent death toll, acting chief medical officer Dr. Ronan Glynn said: “We’re delighted to see the particularly significant and substantial decreases in mortality over recent weeks in particular, and hopefully that will continue.”
● 168 were men and 141 were women
● 71% are under 45 years of age
● The median age is 35
● 107 of the new cases are in Dublin, 30 in Kildare, 14 in Offaly, 21 in Meath, 14 in Limerick, while the remaining 104 cases are spread across 18 other counties.
As of yesterday morning, 184 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised, with 51 in ICU.
The 14-day incidence rate in Ireland is 122.6 per 100,000 of the population. Offaly has the highest national incidence rate at 236 cases per 100,000 population, followed by Kildare and Dublin at 208.1 and 191.8 respectively. Sligo (19.8), Kilkenny (23.2) and Clare (37) have the lowest incidence rates.
As of 13 April, 1,094,964 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Ireland. 769,721 people received their first dose, and 325,243 received their second dose.
Dr. Ronan Glynn noted that the 14-day incidence rate in Ireland is currently lower than it’s been at any point since Christmas, and ICU figures are better than they’ve been at any point since January of this year. “We’re in a much better position than we thought we would be and that is down first and foremost to people listening to the messages and sticking with this,” he said.
However, Chair of the Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Professor Philip Nolan, warned that Ireland remains in a “positive but relatively high-risk position” until more of the population has received the vaccine.
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