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1015 new cases of Covid confirmed

Aug 3, 2021 17:54 By Shannonside News
1015 new cases of Covid confirmed
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There has been a small increase in the number of people in hospital

There has been a further 1,015 Covid-19 cases.

178 people are now in hospital with the disease, up 1 in 24 hours while 29 are in ICU, an increase of 2 over the same period.

Meanwhile the Chief Medical Officer's urging people to stay at home if symptomatic.

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Dr Tony Holohan says doctors are reporting outbreaks linked to people with symptoms attending workplaces, eating out or visiting friends.

Elsewhere,
In the Shannonside region 681 walk-in vaccinations were administered in Bloomfield over the weekend.

379 were administered at the centre in Athlone, with HSE CEO Paul Reid visiting on Sunday to thank the staff for their work.

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Longford's centre saw 411 vaccines given to walk-ins on Friday last.

While 340 people received their first dose in Leitrim during the operation of the walk in centre in Carrick on Shannon.

Around 340 people received their first dose vaccine at the walk-in vaccination clinics at the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon.

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