397 new cases were also reported yesterday, with 16 Covid patients in intensive care.
The chief medical officer says the rising number of Covid-19 patients in hospital is a 'cause for concern'.
The figure has risen by 38 per cent over the past two weeks, and now stands at 54.
397 new cases were also reported yesterday, with 16 Covid patients in intensive care.
As of midnight, Monday 5th July, we are reporting 397* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) July 6, 2021
16 in ICU. 54 in hospital.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.
Dr Tony Holohan says the recent increase in hospitalisations comes less than two weeks after cases started to rise.
The HSE's Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry says vaccines are offering a 'floodwall defence' that the country didn't have before:
Professor Gerry Killeen, a virus expert in UCC, and co-founder of I-SAG which advocates for Zero-Covid, says more restrictions are needed.
The Dáil last night heard calls for Britain to be added to Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine list.
Almost all restrictions will be lifted in England on July 19th - which the British government says could lead to 100,000 cases a day.
Independent TD Joan Collins says that poses a big threat to Ireland.
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