The latest figures have been released.
94 further Covid-19 deaths have been confirmed, as well as 1,013 new cases.
47 of these deaths occurred in February, 44 occurred in January, two were in December and one was in November.
The median age of those who died is 82 years and the age range is 36-100 years.
337 of today’s cases are in Dublin, while 96 are in Galway, 65 are in Cork, 60 are in Kildare and 48 are in Louth. The remainder are spread across the rest of the country.
As of 2pm today, 1,334 Covid patients are hospitalised across the country, of which 203 are in ICU. 66 additional hospitalisations occurred in the past 24 hours.
Speaking on Wednesday evening, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said: “In short: the present is the time to protect yourself and stay safe, in order to receive your vaccine in the future. Keep it up, and encourage others to do the same.”
He continued: “Now more than ever, as we are continuing to see the tragic effects of the recent surge of Covid-19 infection in the form of mortality, hospitalisation and ICU admission, we should remember the public health advice that has carried us so far in this pandemic, and helped us suppress Covid-19 together in the past.”
Earlier in the day, the Northern Ireland Department of Health reported that 504 further individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sadly, a further 11 deaths also have been reported up north.
This comes on the same day that HSE Chief Clinical Officer Colm Henry said that the “preferred option” will be for older people to be given the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, also known as the mRNA vaccines.
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