Coronavirus: 9,006 new cases confirmed in Ireland

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  1. **Cases in ICU**

    – Today: 92 (+1)

    – Admissions: 9

    – Discharges: 5

    – Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: -11.4%

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

    **Cases in Hospital**

    – Today: 521 (+59)

    – New Covid-19-positive admissions: 50

    – Discharges: 25

    – New cases in hospital: 99

    – Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: +35.0%

    **Reported Deaths**

    – This week (up to 2021-12-22): 55 (+8)

    – Week-on-week change: +17.0%

    **Confirmed Cases**

    – Today: 9006 (+2271)

    – Week-on-week change: +87.6%

    **PCR Testing**

    – Total positive swabs today: 10853 (+4275)

    – Percentage of swabs positive today: 43.5%

    – 7-day positivity rate: 30.5%

    – Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: +14.9%

    **Boosters/Third Doses**

    – Total administered (as of 2021-12-27): 2001608

    – Percentage of total population: 40.2%

    – Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +6.8%

    *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/)*.*

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