4,842 new cases of Covid-19 reported today, with 9 deaths

NPHET have announced today's number of positive coronavirus tests and it's a drop from yesterday's figures.

4,842 new cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland today and 9 more people with the virus have died.

That's almost a 4,000 case drop from yesterday's high total of 8,248.

In terms of the split of infections, 1,049 are in Dublin,

The next highest infection totals are 530 in Cork, 514 in Waterford, 405 in Wexford and 247 in Louth.

#covid19ireland:

9 deaths
4842 cases

1293 in hospital
119 in ICU@VirginMediaNews pic.twitter.com/72X526haXp

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) January 9, 2021

Of the cases notified today:
• 2,304 are men / 2,528 are women
• 61% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 38 years old
• 1,049 in Dublin, 530 in Cork, 514 in Waterford, 405 in Wexford, 247 in Louth and the remaining 2,097 cases are spread across all other counties.

— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) January 9, 2021

The country's 14 day incidence rate now sits at 1162.2.

1,293 coronavirus patients are in hospital, of which 119 are in ICU.

In the north, 1,442 new cases of Covid-19 were announced.

9 further deaths had also been recorded in the past 24 hours.

There are currently 674 patients with the virus in the North's hospitals. 47 people are being treated in ICU.