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COVID-19: 448 New Cases In Ireland

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

07:20 26 May 2021


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There have been 448 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

There are 99 people in hospital with the virus, with 41 of those in ICU.

This marks the first time since last September that the number of people in hospital has dropped below 100.

Meanwhile newly-published data from the Department of Health show there are 140 extra cases than have previously been reported.

This follows continued surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 cases in the wake of a cyber-attack on the HSE's systems.

It says case numbers were reported "based on the number of positive results" reported from laboratories.

Source: Department of Health

A more robust process is now being used for daily case numbers, and from May 25th these are based on data from the COVID Care Tracker.

The Department of Health says the COVID Care Tracker (CCT) is the IT system that records the data collected at telephone interviews with the COVID-19 cases and their close contacts.

The number of cases is based on this process and relates to cases reported on the COVID Care Tracker over the same period of time, it adds.

Newly-released figures show 140 previously unreported cases were logged between May 15th and 26th.


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