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47 patients with COVID-19 in University Hospital Kerry

Jan 13, 2022 13:18 By radiokerrynews
47 patients with COVID-19 in University Hospital Kerry
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There are currently 47 patients with COVID-19 in University Hospital Kerry.

That's according to figures released by the HSE as part of its COVID-19 daily operations update.

The information covers up to 8pm on Tuesday (January 11th).

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The latest data for University Hospital Kerry shows no ICU beds and just three general beds were available as of 8pm on Tuesday.

There are 47 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the hospital, nine of which were confirmed in a 24-hour period.

There are also two suspected cases at the Tralee-based hospital.

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One person with the virus is being treated in UHK's intensive care unit.

Nationally, there are 1,011 people are in hospital with COVID-19 and 92 COVID patients are in ICU.

96 people in Kerry have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

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The figures were published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre and cover from March 1st, 2020 to Tuesday of last week (January 4th, 2022); they show Kerry has the lowest mortality rate per 100,000 nationally at 65.0.

 

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