Covid-19: 4,022 cases, 530 patients in hospital

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  1. **Cases in ICU**

    – Today: 115 (-3)

    – Admissions: 7

    – Discharges: 10

    – Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: +10.9%

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

    **Cases in Hospital**

    – Today: 530 (-13)

    – New cases in hospital: 65

    – Discharges: 54

    – Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: -8.6%

    **Reported Deaths**

    – This week (up to 2021-12-08): 81 (+26)

    – Week-on-week change: +47.3%

    **Confirmed Cases**

    – Today: 4022 (-130)

    – Week-on-week change: +5.6%

    **PCR Testing**

    – Total positive swabs today: 3006 (-1246)

    – Percentage of swabs positive today: 11.9%

    – 7-day positivity rate: 14.4%

    – Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: +0.3%

    **Boosters/Third Doses**

    – Total administered (as of 2021-12-08): 1070232

    – Percentage of total population: 21.5%

    – Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +3.7%

    *”Week-on-week change” is the total for the most recent 7 days, relative to the total for the preceding 7 days.
    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/)*.*

  2. Random question. When I had the vacinnes (and indeed the same is true of all family members), none of us had any side effects beyond a sore arm for a day or two.

    I know someone who got the booster two days ago, and is “showing symptoms” of sorts today. What’s the deal with that and getting tested? Do we just say “its likely just a reaction to the vaccine”, or should we be encouraging a test? Given how many people I saw say they had reactions, I was curious if it’s standard procedure to get a test in that scenario, or just rest up for a day or two?

  3. Tbh at this point just close down the schools at least cases would go so much lower like it’s a fact even after Christmas at least it would help

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