Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Monday 28 February
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From Department of Health
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2,277 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Sunday 27 February, 3,642* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
On Saturday 26 February, the HPSC was notified of 3,635 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 3,147 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal the previous day.
On Sunday 27 February, the HPSC was notified of 2,338 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 2,819 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal the previous day.
As of 8am today, 610 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 47 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.
Data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 cases and deaths is available on the HPSC’s Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Ireland data hub.
Additional data on vaccination, hospital, ICU and local electoral areas is available on Ireland’s COVID-19 data hub.