The latest figures are out.
395 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed, as well as one further death.
There has now been a total of 1,965 Covid deaths in Ireland, as well as 66,632 confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
There has been a total of 33 Covid-related deaths in November so far.
Of today’s cases, 132 were in Dublin, 31 in Cork, 27 in Donegal, 27 in Limerick, 27 in Galway and the rest spread across 18 other counties.
13% of the cases reported today are people over the age of 65.
The current 14-day incidence rate is 135 per 100,000 people, which is one of the best in Europe.
Speaking on Thursday, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan pointed out that not every part of the country has experienced the same reductions in disease incidence.
Donegal’s 14-day incidence is at 281 per 100,000, compared to the national average of 135 per 100,000.
It was also stressed that Ireland are “not out of the woods” with regards to hospitalisations, despite numbers stabilising.
As of Thursday morning, there are 287 people are in hospital for cases related to Covid-19, while 39 people are in ICUs across the country.
Our positivity rate (the number of tests that come back positive) is 3.5% over the past seven days.
Earlier on Thursday, Northern Ireland’s Department of Health reported that a further 548 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sadly, a further 15 deaths have also been reported up north.
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