IRELAND: More than 90 per cent of deaths from Covid-19 occurred in people aged 65 and over, according to an analysis by the Central Statistics Office.
Some 42 per cent of deaths were in those aged 85 and over, 75 per cent in people aged 75 and over and 91 per cent in people aged 65 and over.
The CSO analysis focuses on cases where Covid-19 was the underlying cause of death, rather than the larger number of deaths of people with Covid-19. Between March 2020 and February 2022, it found from analysing death certificates, there were 5,384 such deaths.
Some 59 per cent occurred in general and orthopaedic hospitals, 29 per cent in nursing homes and almost 5 per cent at home.
The most Covid-19 deaths occurred in Dublin city, which has a significant number of hospitals, with 951. Only 26 deaths were reported in Leitrim, which lacks a significant hospital, during that time. In hospitals for children or pregnant women, there were no fatalities.
According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre's most recent weekly bulletin, 24 new Covid-19 outbreaks were reported last week, down from 37 the week before. There were five outbreaks each in community hospitals/long-stay units and residential institutions, six in nursing homes, and seven in hospitals.
Nursing home outbreaks have decreased significantly over the past two weeks, down from 38 to six.
3,954 PCR-confirmed tests in total were recorded last week, 36% fewer than the week before. 5,307 additional positive antigen tests were reported, a decrease of 32%. Since not all groups are currently routinely tested, these statistics may not provide a complete picture of the spread of illness.
The pandemic death toll increased by 11 more Covid-related deaths, increasing the total to 7,700.
Last week, confirmed tests were most common in Sligo, Kerry, and Carlow, while they were least common in Louth, Wicklow, and Mayo.
50 of the 521 Covid-19 patients hospitalised last week were 12 or younger. Hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients account for about half of all admissions and are categorised as incidental cases.
According to the HPSC, only three pregnant women with Covid-19 have needed ICU hospitalisation during the current wave of the pandemic (since last December), compared to 39 during the prior wave.
According to the Department of Health, there were 398 individuals with the virus in hospitals on Wednesday, down from 417 the day before. 30 of them were in ICU, an increase from Tuesday.
Separately, 97 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in Ireland as of late by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). There are currently 26,208 confirmed cases in 87 countries worldwide.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.
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