436 cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed.
101 patients are in hospital with the virus of which 39 are in ICU.
The department of health may change figures later, due to future data reviews following the cyber attack.
Some great stats today.
Ireland's vaccine uptake is incredibly high (about 90% in groups largely completed). And Covid deaths have gone off a cliff - just 8 in 12 days.
Honestly some of the best news I've seen in weeks.https://t.co/RfUi1iDtP2 pic.twitter.com/GXNjqEcyGW— Paul O'Donoghue (@paulodonoghue93) May 27, 2021
Health Service To Open Vaccine Portal For 40-44s
Meanwhile the vaccine portal for 40-44 year olds will open in the coming days.
However, there's concerns about the government timelines.
It's after confirmation of an under-delivery from Johnson and Johnson in June.
Ireland may get as little as 60,000 of the planned 476,000 single dose vaccines next month.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the delay should only be for a matter of weeks:
"Where we stand now is that over 2.5 million vaccines have been administered."
"By the end of this week more than half of Ireland's adult population will have received at least one dose."
"That's very good progress."
"We expect to open the portal for people 40-44 in the coming days."
Varadkar says he's increasingly confident of getting to a match or other event with crowds over the summer
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) May 27, 2021
Varadkar: Everyone Has Good Reasons To Be Hopeful
However the Tánaiste also says people have every reason to be hopeful.
That's ahead of the announcement on the further easing of covid restrictions.
It’s understood public health officials have backed plans to reopen despite some concerns about the Indian variant.
International travel, live events and indoor dining are all being looked at.
