RTE news : Covid-19: 20,909 new cases, 1,055 patients in hospital

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  1. Question re: Boosters

    I got mine a couple of weeks ago so I’m covered with it for a couple of months at least

    But it’s my parents who were boosted a couple of months ago that I’m more worried about

    When people refer to the “2 month” part, they mean about how effective it is about getting it and not about reducing symptoms – yeah?

    What I’m asking is: people boosted 2-3 months ago will still (all things being equal) get lesser symptoms than the un-boosted

    Right?

  2. This might be a dumb question but with the new advice regarding PCR tests, how can the HSE track case numbers?

    (I know case numbers aren’t the most important these days, but it’s still a useful data point)

  3. **Cases in ICU**

    – Today: 92 (+0)

    – Admissions: 8

    – Discharges: 6

    – Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: +29.3%

    – ICU admissions not fully vaxed (in the 8 weeks up to 2021-11-20): 58.9%

    **Cases in Hospital**

    – Today: 1055 (-7)

    – New Covid-19-positive admissions: 89

    – New cases in hospital: 170

    – Discharges: 128

    – Week-on-week change in new Covid-19-positive admissions: +7.6%

    – Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: +8.0%

    **Reported Deaths**

    – This week (up to 2022-01-12): 83 (+43)

    – Week-on-week change: +107.5%

    **Confirmed Cases**

    – Today: 20909 (+1619)

    – Week-on-week change: +14.9%

    **PCR Testing**

    – Total positive swabs today: 18948 (-2457)

    – Percentage of swabs positive today: 50.2%

    – 7-day positivity rate: 51.6%

    – Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: +1.8%

    **Boosters/Third Doses**

    – Total administered (as of 2022-01-11): 2447190

    – Percentage of total population: 49.1%

    – Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +3.3%

    *Stats calculated from data at* [GeoHive](https://covid-19.geohive.ie). *ICU vax status data from* [HPSC](https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/surveillance/vaccinationstatusweeklyreports/)*.*

  4. Is there any news on what’s happening with Delta at the moment? Is it actively in decline or circulating alongside Omicron at similar levels to previously? (In fairness, I’d expect it to be on the downslope at the moment thanks to the boosters alone, regardless of the Omicron effect).

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