Less than 85 people in Ireland are hospitalised with the virus.
There have been 465 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Ireland.
The figures released from the Department of Health on Thursday did not contain information regarding deaths related to Covid-19.
The Department of Health’s statement said that the number of daily cases may also change due to future data validation.
84 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU.
As of midnight, Wednesday 2 June, we are reporting 465* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
30 in ICU. 84 in hospital.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) June 3, 2021
Meanwhile, people’s immunity and protection from reinfection from Covid-19 lasts nine months after being infected with the virus, according to the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
In a statement released on Wednesday, HIQA said it has advised the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) to extend the period of presumptive immunity from Covid-19 from six to nine months post-infection.
HIQA’s Deputy CEO and Director of Health Technology Assessment Dr Máirín Ryan said that increasing the period of presumptive immunity would have “widespread positive implications for people”.
She explained: “A person who has Covid-19 in the last nine months would be exempt from serial testing. A change would also increase the number of under-50s who only need one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated.”
Dr Ryan also said it would have implications for the implementation and roll-out of the proposed digital green certificates.
However, she also added that the potential impact of new variants on natural immunity is “evolving rapidly and needs to be kept under review”.
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