Cases remain stubbornly highly.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of three additional deaths related to Covid-19.
Of the deaths reported today, three occurred in March and one in February.
The HPSC has been notified of 606 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
249 of the cases are in Dublin, 57 in Donegal, 39 in Kildare, 32 in Meath, 31 in Louth and the remaining 198 cases are spread across all other counties.
As of 8am today, 312 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 75 are in ICU.
There have been 24 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of 22 March, 690,449 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland:
- 503,796 people have received their first dose
- 186,653 people have received their second dose
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The vast majority of people are making a huge sacrifice and missing time with loved ones in order for us to stay on course with the public health guidance.
“However, we know that in the week ending 14 March, approximately one-in-ten people visited another household for social reasons, with most of these visits involving time spent indoors. While this clearly demonstrates that the vast majority of people are sticking with the public health guidance, it does represent a significant change versus January when just one in 20 people were visiting other homes for social reasons.
“Please continue to stick with the public heath advice and avoid visiting other homes at this time – do not give this virus the opportunities it is seeking to spread.”
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