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1,346 New Covid 19 Cases Confirmed Today.

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59 people are in ICU.

1,346 new cases of covid-19 have been recorded this afternoon.

There are 315 people in hospital with the virus - up four in 24 hours.

59 are in ICU - up one over the same period.


Cases have been declining over the last week with the 14-day incidence rate now standing at 423 per 100,000 compared to 487 last week.

90 percent of the adult population are now fully vaccinated.

Professor Kingston Mills from Trinity College says the downward trend in cases shows the vaccines are working

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