Dublin s Q102 By Louise Phelan D Cruz
The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory says it will become the dominant variant in Ireland.
Dr Cillian De Gascun is urging people to keep their distance to reduce its opportunities to spread.
1,923 people are in hospital with the virus - 186 of those in ICU - while a further 60 people have died and there has been 3,231 new cases.
GP Advisor to the HSE, Dr Ray Walley says while the numbers are coming down, we still have a long way to go.
Meanwhile, we re being warned Ireland s lockdown could last beyond April, with only schools and construction expected to be allowed reopen before March.
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Irish health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 figures surge
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On January 8, a record 8,248 COVID-19 infections and 20 deaths, were registered. Eight further deaths and 6,888 new cases were reported on Monday. In total, there have now been a staggering 135,884 infections and 2,237 people have died. In the last two weeks, more than 50,000 cases have been reported, accounting for 40 percent of all cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
Professor Philip Nolan of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) warned last week, “The number in hospitals is now increasing exponentially, so we’re at the point now where our health services are under threat”.