Covid-19: 2,944 more cases and 13 deaths; the number of patients in ICU will peak in “the next week or two”

The Department of Health has confirmed 2,944 new cases of Covid-19 and 13 deaths.

There have now been a total of 172,726 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,608 deaths related to the virus in Ireland.

According to rte

The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that people of all ages are being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and that “the situation in our hospitals is stark”.

The Minister for Health said the number of patients in ICU will peak in “the next week or two” and the situation in hospitals will get worse before it gets better.

Speaking to RTÉ’s This Week programme, Stephen Donnelly said there were currently 195 patients in intensive care, which is up from 191 last night.

Credit https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0117/1190256-coronavirus-ireland/

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