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Nearly 70 per cent of adults in Ireland have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the Health Service Executive (HSE) chief executive Paul Reid.
In a tweet on Sunday morning, Mr Reid said more than 5.5 million vaccines had been administered in the State, with 83 per cent of adults now partially vaccinated and more than 68 per cent fully vaccinated.
“As hospitality, society & the economy opens further, let’s all embrace it safely and make it work,” said Mr Reid.
The number of people with coronavirus in Irish hospitals is rising, he said, with 123 Covid-19 patients now hospitalised.
The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) was 21, said Mr Reid.
On Saturday afternoon, a further 1,345 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the State, with the Department of Health then confirming 105 people in hospital. The number in ICU then was reported as 21.
Under the draft guidelines published late on Friday night, anyone who is fully vaccinated will be able dine indoors accompanied by their unvaccinated children. Restaurants and pubs can reopen indoors from next Monday, July 26th.
Final regulations are expected to be signed off on Sunday, according to a statement from Fáilte Ireland, but draft operational guidelines for the sector were published late on Friday.
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According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s latest 14-day report there have been 51 cases of the virus acquired by patients in healthcare settings in the two weeks to July 21st.
Meanwhile, health officials in Northern Ireland have appealed to people who have not yet received their first jab to book in before next week.
Regional vaccination centres will stop giving first doses of Covid-19 jabs on July 31st.
There are a number of vaccination centres across Northern Ireland, including the SSE Arena, the South Lake Leisure Centre in Craigavon and Omagh Leisure Centre.
It comes as a further 1,520 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland, the North’s Department of Health said.
One further death of a patient who had previously tested positive for the virus has been notified.
There were 163 Covid-positive patients in hospital on Saturday morning in Northern Ireland, with 16 in intensive care.
In total, 2,200,125 vaccines have been administered.
On Friday, the North’s Department of Health launched a new Covid CertNI app enabling users to show proof of vaccination for international travel.