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COVID Ireland: 1,394 new cases with 321 patients in hospital

A further 1,394 new cases have been announced this evening. This morning, there were 321 coronavi...
Michael Staines
Michael Staines

17.43 13 Sep 2021


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COVID Ireland: 1,394 new cases...

COVID Ireland: 1,394 new cases with 321 patients in hospital

Michael Staines
Michael Staines

17.43 13 Sep 2021


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A further 1,394 new cases have been announced this evening.

This morning, there were 321 coronavirus patients in Irish hospitals – a 16.5% decrease on this day last week.

There were 58 in intensive care – down one on last week.

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The five-day moving average has fallen to 1424.

The five-day moving average. The five-day moving average. Image: Newstalk

The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan urged people to be aware of the symptoms of COVID and contact their doctor immediately if they experience them.

“The awareness of COVID-19 symptoms, and what to do if you experience them, is extremely important,” he said.

“The COVID-19 symptoms for adults and children include fever, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, runny or blocked nose, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, aches, fatigue, sore throat, headache.

“Regardless of how mild symptoms may be, we ask that you isolate if you experience any of them and contact your GP. Do not go to school, the workplace or socialise if you or your child exhibits COVID-19 symptoms.”

It comes as the HSE said there are currently no plans to scale back the State coronavirus testing programmes.

NPHET is currently considering a paper which calls for a gradual reduction in testing as Ireland moves to a new stage of its pandemic response.

On The Pat Kenny Show this morning, HSE testing lead Niamh O’Beirne said the regime will change when the time is right, but demand is currently too high to scale back.

On The Hard Shoulder meanwhile, Maynooth Immunology Professor Paul Moynagh noted that we still haven’t experienced Delta in wintertime and warned against scaling back too early.


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