There have been 829 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland and six additional related deaths.
Five of those patients passed away in February, and one in January.
The total death toll from the pandemic in Ireland is now 3,687.
From today's cases:
- 401 are men / 426 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 35 years old
There are 386 cases in Dublin, 39 in Meath, 36 in Cork, 35 in Kildare and 32 in Louth and 32 in Limerick.
The rest (301 cases) are spread across 20 other counties.
There are 1,212 COVID-19 patients in hospitals - 176 of those are in ICU.
🏥 176 people with Covid-19 in ICU this morning - the lowest since January 14th.
🦠 Overall in hospital, there were 1,212 people at 8am.
📉 Increase of 9 patients since yesterday, however there's been a drop of 20 percent on last Monday. pic.twitter.com/TMYgwURbHG— Ben Finnegan (@_BenFinnegan) February 8, 2021
Covid Vaccine Totals:
While, (as of February 5th), 230,776 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Some 151,212 people have received their first dose and 79,554 have received their second dose.
