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PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have reported an additional 6,597 positive PCR cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.
There were also 4,564 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE website on Wednesday.
As of 8am this morning, 892 people were in hospital with the virus, 88 of whom were receiving treatment in intensive care.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said on Wednesday that 52 deaths were notified to them in the past week, bringing Ireland’s total to 6,087.
Yesterday, there were 5,523 cases of Covid-19 reported by PCR, there were 5,048 cases by antigen tests, with 896 people in hospital and 90 in ICU.
The Taoiseach will address the country on the easing of restrictions at 6pm this evening.
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The anti vaxxers sound almost disappointed that we are opening up. Imagine coming to the realisation that everything you believed in is complete hocus pocus. Well done to all the responsible people who did their bit.
@Peter Denham: any point in reporting numbers anymore if it’s just going to be let rip now? Bit nervous myself, but we have to go back to normal at some point! And yes, fair play to all that took the precautions up until now.
@Peter Denham: That comment really doesn’t make any sense, so called Anti vaxxers, a term that’s current usage has been expanded to include, not only people that are actually anti all vaccines, because they incorrectly believe that its all part of a mind control, 5g, Bill Gates plot and those people that were falsely categorised as being anti vax, in an attempt to negate, undermine and silence them, because they refused to blindly accept the prevailing narrative and instead questioned and critisised the mass vaccination programme, along with the suspension of personal rights and freedoms in response to covid19.
So none of those people will be disappointed with things opening up, in fact they have been advocating for that to happen throughout the entire covid19 episode…
This thing is far from over!
@Stuart Birney: ah get back into your room so
@Stuart Birney: We are going to go mad from tomorrow….just as Denmark has announced a new variant
@Yazzer: Why you so angry Yaz? I was simply stating a fact! What, you think just because you can p1ss it up in the pub again till midnight that the pandemic is over?? Lol Grow up!
@Stuart Birney: Your comment is also pretty pointless though.. It’s an endemic virus now, there won’t be an “over” to “this thing” – therefore, the ending of restrictions is about as close to over as we will get and your comment seems pointlessly negative in that respect.
@Paul Tao: We’ll see how it goes Paul.
@Stuart Birney: i’d say you’re great craic on a night out …..
@Yazzer: I sure am Yaz, I’m a DJ and I’m usually the life of the party on a night out.. Literally! But you keep digging away there with your outdated insults and I’ll keep the session alive mkay! Now away back under your rock with ya, saddo!
@Stuart Birney: You throwing on a sesh tomorrow night? I’d say there’d be a year’s wages in it if you’re game.
Get rid of masks in Schools.
CMO has more or less admitted cloth masks don’t work.
Masking primary school children will be looked back on with embarrassment and anger!!
@@TIRED: you sound angry
For god sake close the pubs!!
@John Sheahan: 100% I would hate to see anyone enjoy themselves
Let’s hope this is the last push notification of case numbers
@Pol Mlp: you can turn them off
@Ann Basquille Smith: I am aware I can yes…but the big “J” notification earlier this morning notified me of meatloafs passing so I’m not sure i wanna miss out on breaking news like that to be fair
Open the pubs:)
@Alison Maguire: 11hours 46 minutes!!
It wasn’t the vaccine, it was omnicron, whether you were vaxed or not you caught it, I was booster a week and caught it, and I was Ill much more(not very sick) than my unvaccinated mate, if anything this proves the anti vaxxers correct.
@Thomas: LOL
@Stuart Birney: state your business
Here comes the triggered moaners
Open the pubs…. Oh wait!
Coopers will be rammed tomorrow night
@Tom Bombdadil: so will Coppers
@Tom Bombdadil: Mrs Cooper won’t be too happy if they leave the place in a mess
@Tom Bombdadil: Barrels of fun…
Once people don’t go nuts we will be fine, as we are over the worst of it. All it needs now is people to abide by the very few rules that are left.
Delighted to be able to relax a little bit more and that the hospitals numbers are beginning to go the right way.
@Gary Kearney: that was a long two weeks Gary
35% of those un hospital due to CV19, 0% of those in ICU u there due to CV19. All stated this week on Newstalk, Michael McGrath & immunologist on PK.
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