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Coronavirus: 582 new cases and no further deaths in Ireland

There have been 582 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland. No further deaths have been reported tod...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

17.48 18 Mar 2021


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Coronavirus: 582 new cases and...

Coronavirus: 582 new cases and no further deaths in Ireland

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

17.48 18 Mar 2021


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There have been 582 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

No further deaths have been reported today.

Of today's new cases, 156 were in Dublin, 23 in Meath, 19 in Donegal, 15 in Louth, 14 in Kildare and the remaining cases spread across 20 other counties.

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Figures released by the HSE earlier today show there were 345 patients with COVID-19 being treated in Irish hospitals.

83 of those patients were in intensive care.

The national 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people is now just over 150 - a slight increase compared to the numbers which were reported earlier this week.

You can see a full breakdown of today's new cases below:

New cases 18th March

Latest vaccination data, meanwhile, reveals 455,182 people had received a first vaccine dose as of Monday.

The EMA today concluded that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective.

Officials here will now decide in the coming days whether to resume using the jab after a temporary pause.

The use of the vaccine was paused last weekend after a very small number of reports of blood clots in vaccinated people.

European experts now say there's no evidence the vaccine is associated with a higher overall risk of clotting.

Main image: Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

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