The HPSC has today been notified of 6,735* confirmed cases of COVID-19.

As of 8am today, 461 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 91 are in ICU.

Possible Omicron cases can be identified by the number of PCR results with ‘S gene target failure’. Using this methodology, we estimate that approximately 87% of reported cases are now due to the Omicron variant.

In anticipation of large volumes of case numbers over the coming period the daily case number announced will be based on positive SARS-CoV-2 results uploaded to the HSE COVID Care Tracker the preceding day. These data are provisional.

HPSC and surveillance partners will continue to notify and process cases and outbreaks of COVID-19 on CIDR over this period.

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