Tánaiste: Daily Covid Case Numbers Will Top 4,000 In The Coming Days.

Friday, 5 November 2021 09:31

The five day moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 47 percent

The Tanaiste says the daily Covid case numbers are expected to surpass 4,000 in the coming days.

They have been above 3,000 for the past three days.

The @hpscireland has today been notified of 3,024* confirmed cases of #COVID19.

As of 8am today, 458 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 90 are in ICU.

*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) November 4, 2021

The five day moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 47 percent in the space of a week.

But Leo Varadkar doesn’t think restrictions will have to be re-introduced

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