Paul Reid: All key indicators of the virus are going up. 5 day average up 95%, 7 day average up 93%.
🏥 95 in hospital. 23 in ICU.
"We haven't seen the worst impact of what we've seen modelled in the coming weeks. We're in the early stages."
Thankfully, he says, we are coming off a low base.
On admissions of people for reasons other than Covid - but who test positive after that point, Reid says these take up more resources than non-positive patients.
Most new cases confirmed in a day since February 20th.
Tony Holohan: Throughout the pandemic we have been mindful of the disproportionate impact the public health measures have had on certain people in our society. Unfortunately, this remains the case...