“We can all help to make this better by taking up the booster vaccine when offered.”
4,004 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland as the HSE has said the country’s hospitals will be “under real pressure” throughout December and January.
As of 8am on Saturday, 481 patients with the virus are hospitalised, of which 111 are in intensive care units.
The Department of Health said that daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.
The @hpscireland has today been notified of 4,004* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
As of 8am today, 481 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 111 are in ICU.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) December 11, 2021
It also urged people who experience any symptoms of Covid-19 this weekend to “stay at home, don’t go to work and don’t meet with other people”.
“Self-isolate immediately and arrange for a PCR test – not an antigen test,” it wrote.
The figures come after Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan said on Friday that Ireland is in a “very uncertain and unstable position” due to high Covid-19 incidence.
Meanwhile, earlier on Saturday, HSE chief Paul Reid took to Twitter to give an update on how the health service is managing with the virus.
In December & January we know our hospitals will be under real pressure with currently 481 #COVID19 patients & 113 in ICU.We can all help to make this better by taking up the booster vaccine when offered.This weekend many locations open for walk-ins for specified groups.@HSELive
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) December 11, 2021
“In December and January, we know our hospitals will be under real pressure with currently 481 Covid-19 patients and 113 in ICU,” he wrote.
“We can all help to make this better by taking up the booster vaccine when offered.
“This weekend many locations open for walk-ins for specified groups.”
You can find information about Saturday’s walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinics, along with updates on queueing times throughout the day, in the HSE Twitter thread below.
🧵Here are today's walk-in #COVIDVaccine clinics. We're operating some walk-in clinics for dose 1 and dose 2, and booster vaccines for healthcare workers and people aged over 50. #ForUsAll
⤵️ Keep an eye for updates on queueing times throughout the day. pic.twitter.com/gQjfL4UBkP
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) December 11, 2021
Main image via Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland
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