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There have been more than 1,000 deaths linked to Covid-19 and more than 100,000 cases of the virus in Ireland in January, it has emerged.<\/p>\nThere have been more than 1,000 deaths linked to Covid-19 and more than 100,000 cases of the virus in Ireland in January, it has emerged.<\/p>\n
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan warned about the remaining level of infection on Saturday evening, although there has been a decrease in case numbers recently.<\/p>\n
Dr Holohan said more cases had been reported in the month of January than throughout all of 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have experienced over 1,000 deaths and more than 100,000 cases in January 2021,\u201d Dr Holohan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have reported more cases in one month than we experienced throughout 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shows just how quickly this disease can spread and how much it can impact public health.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe efforts by all of the population in following the basic public health advice has seen us reduce the incidence of the disease very rapidly compared to most countries in Europe,\u201d Dr Holohan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the recent, significant decrease in cases, there remains a level of infection in the population which is double that seen at the peak of incidence last October.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next few weeks need to see us maintain compliance with all of the measures that are in place so that we can get to levels of the disease that are as low as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hospitals remain under pressure, with 1,494 Covid-positive inpatients, of whom 213 are in intensive care units (ICU).<\/p>\n
Saturday saw a further 79 deaths and 1,414 cases of the virus confirmed in the Republic.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, comments from the Taoiseach and T\u00e1naiste seemed to suggest the Government parties have differing opinions as to the progression of the Covid-19 vaccination timeline in Ireland.<\/p>\n
According to Leo Varadkar, the target of vaccinating every adult in the country by September can still be met, while Miche\u00e1l Martin said meeting that target is now unlikely \u2014 adding that it may be the end of the year before all Irish citizens are vaccinated.<\/p>\n