Press release
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Thursday 17 February
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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Last updated on
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,035 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
In addition, on Wednesday 16 February, 4,406* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
As of 8am today, 639 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 58 are in ICU.
*These data are provisional and are not directly comparable with laboratory PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases registered through the HSE Covid Care Tracker.