By Cillian Doyle.
304 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department for Health in the Republic this evening.
As of midnight, Wednesday 23rd June, we are reporting 304* confirmed cases of #COVID19.
13 in ICU. 47 in hospital.
*Daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) June 24, 2021
47 patients are being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals today.
The figure has increased by eight in the space of 48 hours.
13 Covid patients are in intensive care units.
Meanwhile,
38% of the adult population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
3.8 million vaccines have now been administered with one dose given to two-thirds of adults.
For the past two days, 54 thousand vaccines have been administered.
HSE CEO Paul Reid says vaccines are winning, but the fight against covid-19 is not over yet.
We've now 3.8M vaccines administered with approx 66% of adult population had a 1st dose & 38% fully vaccinated. 54,000 administered in each of the past two days. 92,000 dose 2s Astrazeneca done last week & same for this week. Vaccines are winning but it's not over yet. @HSELive
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) June 24, 2021
