12,147 Kildare People Diagnosed With Covid 19, In Total.

Thursday, 6 May 2021 10:29

29 new cases confirmed in latest up-date.

12,147 people in Co. Kildare have been diagnosed with Covid-19, since testing began, following 29 new cases confirmed, last night

7 additional deaths were notified, and 418 new cases of the virus were confirmed.

4,915 people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland, since the beginning of the pandemic.

Since testing began in February of last year, 251,087 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Ireland.

5-day moving average of new cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 4^th May 2021)

County	Today's cases (to midnight 04MAY2021)	5 day moving average (29APR2021 – 04MAY2021)	14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (21APR2021 to 04MAY2021)	New Cases during last 14 days (21APR2021 to 04MAY2021)
Ireland	418	445.2	134.4	6,401
Donegal	32	28.2	307.8	490
Kildare	29	44.0	261.6	582
Westmeath	8	12.0	208.4	185
Dublin	167	168.8	188.1	2,534
Offaly	7	6.2	162.9	127
Tipperary	16	16.6	162.3	259
Meath	22	25.0	146.6	286
Cavan	<5	11.0	143.1	109
Limerick	17	14.6	127.8	249
Longford	5	3.6	127.2	52
Louth	12	13.4	121.8	157
Leitrim	<5	1.6	112.3	36
Roscommon	<5	7.0	102.3	66
Wicklow	7	8.8	96.9	138
Galway	10	13.4	89.1	230
Carlow	<5	3.4	84.3	48
Monaghan	5	2.6	83.1	51
Waterford	5	7.8	79.2	92
Cork	39	37.4	76.1	413
Mayo	<5	4.2	59.0	77
Laois	<5	2.6	53.1	45
Clare	5	3.8	42.9	51
Sligo	0	0.8	38.1	25
Kilkenny	<5	2.6	37.3	37
Wexford	9	4.0	28.7	43
Kerry	<5	1.8	12.9	19

Whilst, at Naas General Hospital, 7 people were being treated for confirmed Covid-19 last night, static on the previous reporting period.

That's according to the latest HSE up-date, as at 8pm.

4 patients were being treated there for suspected cases of the virus.

There were 4 vacant general care beds and 1 vacant ICU bed.

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