Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 28 February
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
All of these deaths occurred in February.
The median age of those who died was 63 years and the age range was 41 - 86 years.
There has been a total of 4,319 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday 27 February, the HPSC has been notified of 612 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 219,592 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
As of 8am today, 554 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 133 are in ICU. There have been 19 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
As of last Thursday (25 February), there have been 409,529 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Ireland:
The COVID-19 data hub provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community including daily data on Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said:
"Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Ireland last February, our lives have changed in ways we never thought possible.
"More than 6,300 people on our island have lost their lives with COVID-19. We remember them, and their families and friends, as well as the many people who remain seriously ill or who are dealing with long-term health issues because of this disease.
"The response of colleagues across all parts of our health system has been remarkable. We should be extraordinarily proud, and take great heart, from the dedication and resilience which has been – and continues to be - shown by everyone involved in this response.
"Almost all sectors and communities have experienced loss and have been tested in ways unimaginable to us this time last year. This pandemic and the public health response to it has had a profound impact on lives and livelihoods. But it has also demonstrated the best of us as a people, working together and buying in as a collective to what has been necessary to protect one another.
"Last Spring, we met the challenge presented to us with collective enthusiasm. Ironically, while that enthusiasm has understandably waned and gone, there are more concrete reasons for hope and optimism now than at any time over the last 12 months;
"We still have a way to go. Our case numbers are still far too high and we must continue to do all we can to suppress this disease over the coming weeks. But if we can do this successfully through March, our focus will begin to turn to what we can do, rather than what we cannot.
"Yes, we need to be cautious and yes, there will be challenges over the coming months. But together, through science and solidarity, we will get through this and this pandemic will end."
| County | Today's cases (to midnight 27/2/21) | 5 day moving average | 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population | New cases during last 14 days |
| Ireland | 612 | 662 | 212.2 | 10,103 |
| Offaly | 9 | 20 | 395.1 | 308 |
| Longford | 34 | 14 | 369.4 | 151 |
| Dublin | 289 | 264 | 288.9 | 3,893 |
| Limerick | 45 | 44 | 282.7 | 551 |
| Galway | 33 | 39 | 278.6 | 719 |
| Louth | 19 | 20 | 261.5 | 337 |
| Laois | 14 | 14 | 259.7 | 220 |
| Westmeath | 19 | 20 | 252.3 | 224 |
| Kildare | 26 | 27 | 248.5 | 553 |
| Monaghan | 0 | 5 | 239.5 | 147 |
| Meath | 17 | 34 | 227.1 | 443 |
| Mayo | 12 | 17 | 226.8 | 296 |
| Waterford | <5 | 11 | 213.5 | 248 |
| Carlow | 6 | 10 | 193.2 | 110 |
| Donegal | 5 | 25 | 188.5 | 300 |
| Tipperary | 15 | 19 | 186.8 | 298 |
| Cavan | <5 | 6 | 175.9 | 134 |
| Clare | 14 | 11 | 153.2 | 182 |
| Leitrim | <5 | 2 | 152.9 | 49 |
| Roscommon | <5 | 3 | 103.8 | 67 |
| Wexford | 6 | 8 | 103.5 | 155 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 9 | 99 | 141 |
| Sligo | 0 | 3 | 88.5 | 58 |
| Kilkenny | <5 | 4 | 81.6 | 81 |
| Cork | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 362 |
| Kerry | 10 | 9 | 51.5 | 76 |