Coronavirus: 1,754 new cases and 11 more deaths reported as hospital numbers pass 500
Nphet warns 9,000 additional new cases will be reported in coming days
Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 08:04
Updated: Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 20:20
More than 9,000 additional coronavirus cases are expected to be reported in the coming days as positivity rates exceed 20 per cent, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has said.
A further 1,754 cases of the virus and 11 more deaths were reported by Nphet on New Year’s Day.
The team said up to 70 people were being admitted to the State’s hospital system each day and the number of people in hospital with the disease passed 500 on Friday. There are now 47 people seriously ill in ICU with Covid-19. Some 9,000 new cases are expected to be reported in the coming days because of a backlog in Christmas reporting.