Ireland and the rest of Europe have been experiencing a fresh increase in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. The total number of PCR confirmed cases stands at 1.6 million while the total death toll is now over 7,500. More than 7.8 million vaccine doses have been administered as of yesterday.
Since NPHET was disbanded, the amount of data available has reduced and reports have become less frequent. Some figures are released weekly and some daily, which means painting a picture of the transmission rates is more difficult than it used to be.
Last Wednesday, the official number of confirmed PCR cases was 1,207 while over 2,500 positive antigen tests were logged with the HSE. With some people not reporting positive antigen tests, these numbers are almost certainly below the real number of cases.
