1,179 new cases of coronavirus notified yesterday.
A public health expert says vaccination is not a 'magic protection' against everything.
It comes as 1,179 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Republic.
91 people are being treated in hospital, a rise of 13 and 22 patients are in intensive care.
As of midnight, Saturday 17th July, we are reporting 1179* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) July 18, 2021
22 in ICU. 91 in hospital.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.
DCU Professor of Health Systems Anthony Staines says if there are too many cases those at 'high risk' who are vaccinated could get infected:
Professor Staines is concerned the easing of restrictions in England today may have an impact here:
The European Affairs Minister says the Government is keeping a close eye at hospital capacity and deaths when it comes to the delta variant.
Ireland has seen its five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases grow by 89 percent in the past week.
Thomas Byrne says vaccines are having an enormous impact on the virus but ongoing caution is needed.
One of the country's first contact tracing centres is to be wound-down.
The facility in UCD will be phased out and moved to a new site in Dublin.
The Irish Times reports the work of the centre will now be taken over by the HSE's wider tracing system.
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