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Chief Medical Officer warns high number of daily deaths linked to Covid-19 likely to continue

Jan 13, 2021 07:57 By News Northern Sound
Chief Medical Officer warns high number of daily deaths linked to Covid-19 likely to continue
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The Chief Medical Officer is warning the high number of daily deaths linked to Covid-19 is likely to continue. 46 were reported yesterday, the

The Chief Medical Officer is warning the high number of daily deaths linked to Covid-19 is likely to continue.

46 were reported yesterday, the highest number on a single day since April, while 44 of those passed away this month.

3,086 cases were reported, which is the lowest number since New Year's Day.

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Last night, 1,690 people with Covid-19 were being treated in hospitals, which included a record number of patients in ICU at 160.

Monaghan is still recording the highest incidence rate nationally with 2,650, however there was a decrease in cases yesterday at 33.

Cavan has dropped to 9th on the table with 29 cases yesterday and an incidence rate of 1,499.

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Professor Cliona Ní Cheallaigh, a consultant in infectious diseases in St James's Hospital in Dublin, says the death toll will continue to rise.

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