26 deaths notified
The UK has recorded nearly 28,438 Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours.
26 deaths have also been notified.
In Britain, 47.3 million people have received a first dose of a Covid-29 vaccine.
40.7 million people are fully vaccinated against the disease, in the UK.
COVID-19: UK reports 28,438 new coronavirus cases and 26 more deaths, latest daily figures show https://t.co/T0gsCerV2G
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 16, 2021
Here in the Republic, 51 patients with Covid-19, are being treated in intensive care units.
That's the highest figure since mid-April.
6 people were admitted to critical care in the past 24 hours, while one person was discharged.
In total, there are 262 people with the virus in hospital, an increase of 19% on last Monday's total.
