Covid walk-in test programme extended as two new centres open Celbridge opens facility with Tullamore to follow as 42,900 people have been tested since programme began
about 4 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago
The Health Service Executive’s walk-in test centre programme for Covid-19 is being extended, with two new locations opening this week and the operation of existing centres being prolonged.
More than 42,900 people have been tested in the centres since they began last month, with 1,416 positive results – a positivity rate of 3.4 per cent.
A new centre opened in Celbridge, Co Kildare, on Monday and a second centres opens in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on Wednesday.
Coronavirus: 14 further deaths and 455 new cases reported in the State Four new walk-in test centres open as HSE aims to identify asymptomatic cases
Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 09:14 Updated: about 4 hours ago
A further 14 deaths relating to Covid-19 have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet).
This brings to 4,783 the total number of deaths in the pandemic.
Those who died ranged in age from 55-90 years and the median age was 72.
On Saturday, Nphet also reported 455 confirmed cases of the disease, bringing to 240,643 the total number of confirmed cases in Ireland since the pandemic began.
Some 208 Covid-19 patients were receiving hospital treatment on Saturday morning, including 11 people who were hospitalised in the last 24 hours. This is a slight increase on the 200 people being treated for the virus in hospital on Friday morning. A total of 52 people were in ICU on Saturday morning, up from 51 on Friday.
Gardaà have appealed to mourners planning to attend the funeral of George Nkencho on Saturday to abide by Covid-19 guidelines.
Mr Nkencho (27), who was shot dead by gardaà outside his home in Clonee, Dublin on December 30 last, will be buried in Mulhuddart Cemetery following a service at the Church of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus in Huntstown.
The service will be limited to 10 people in line with the Governmentâs Covid-19 restrictions.
However, organisers are making plans to accommodate people planning to gather outside the church. This includes the deployment of stewards and traffic management measures. A planning meeting took place on Friday morning.