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Covid-19 Saturday: 2,427 new cases

October 23rd, 2021 4:17 PM

By Emma Connolly

As of 8am this morning, there were 449 people in hospital with the virus. (Photo: Shutterstock)

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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2,427 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

This figure is down from yesterday’s figure of 2,466.

As of 8am this morning, there were 449 people in hospital with the virus, of which 93 are in ICU. That's three more than  yesterday.

It is also the most people in ICU with the virus since the start of last March.

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