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1,914 New Cases Of Covid 19 Reported This Afternoon.

Friday, 15 October 2021 at 15:11

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

Stock image: CDC Pexels

73 people are in intensive care.

1,914 new coronavirus cases are being reported this afternoon, that's up 287 on yesterday's figures.

There are 413 patients being treated for the disease in hospital, with 73 in ICU.

The five day moving average is 1,685 cases.

The @hpscireland has today been notified of 1,914* confirmed cases of #COVID19.

As of 8am today, 413 #COVID19 patients are hospitalised, of which 73 are in ICU.

*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) October 15, 2021

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