Coronavirus: 7,333 new cases confirmed

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 7,333 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

As of 8am today, 410 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 107 are in ICU.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “Recent international experience and the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant here means we can expect to see a large number of cases over the next short period of time.

“We all remember the call to ‘flatten the curve’ in the early days of the pandemic – we have successfully driven down incidence of disease in the community before – we can and must now work together to do it again.

“By choosing to act safely right now, together we can limit the impact this disease will have in the weeks to come and in doing so, we can protect the vulnerable, prevent unnecessary deaths and ensure the continued operation of our healthcare system and other essential services.”