Covid-19: 4,842 more cases and 9 further deaths; 119 Covid-19 patients are in ICU

The Department of Health has confirmed 4,842 new cases of Covid-19 and 9 further deaths.

There have now been a total of 140,727 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,336 deaths related to the virus in Ireland.

According to rte

The Department of Health said 1,293 Covid-19 patients are now being treated in hospital, of which 119 are in ICU. 

102 additional hospitalisations occurred in the past 24 hours.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that the vaccination programme for nursing home residents and staff will be accelerated.

He said that the original plan was to have all 75,000 residents and staff given the first dose by the end of the month. But he said this will now be accelerated to have the first dose given by the 24 January. 

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