Covid: 3,628 new cases, with hospital numbers down 23

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1. **Cases in ICU**

   – Today: 105 (-3)

   – Admissions: 6

   – Discharges: 3

   – Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: -2.0%

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

   **Cases in Hospital**

   – Today: 420 (-23)

   – New cases in hospital: 41

   – Discharges: 44

   – Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: -16.0%

   **Reported Deaths**

   – This week (up to 2021-12-15): 47 (-34)

   – Week-on-week change: -42.0%

   **Confirmed Cases**

   – Today: 3628 (-513)

   – Week-on-week change: -7.5%

   **PCR Testing**

   – Total positive swabs today: 5124 (+399)

   – Percentage of swabs positive today: 15.8%

   – 7-day positivity rate: 14.4%

   – Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: +0.4%

   **Boosters/Third Doses**

   – Total administered (as of 2021-12-16): 1402866

   – Percentage of total population: 28.2%

   – Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +5.5%

   *”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. Lesgo!! I’m honestly amazed the numbers are dropping like this but I’m happy!

3. Aw shit.

4. not divisible

5. Interesting.

6. Oh shit.

7. Close the gyms!

8. Is there going to be an announcement this evening?

9. About 3000 cases backlogged and not reported yet so get ready for a lovely 6000+ number tomorrow to suit the new narrative

10. And they want more restrictions 🥴

11. The link between Cases and Hospitalisation has clearly been broken by Vaccines. Why are you still concerned with daily cases?

12. SHUT IT DOWN