HSE chief executive says there is no evidence of sharp rise in admission to hospital and ICU
However, the sharp rise in cases is causing concern and on Saturday former British health secretary Jeremy Hunt warned that prime minister Boris Johnson may be forced to reimpose lockdown restrictions if Covid cases continue rising into the autumn.Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly yesterday warned the Seanad of “roaring” case growth in Ireland.
If cases hit 2,000 per day, hospital admissions could be in the region of 40 per day, with four to five deaths, Coalition figures believe. The biggest risk to younger cohorts is long Covid, but some of them are in hospital, he said. The number of people aged 13 to 18 who are infected with the virus is “very high” showing there is “significant transmission in adolescents”, he added.According to the latest HSE epidemiology report, this age cohort makes up 15.3 per cent of new cases over the last two weeks, while the 19 to 24 age group represents nearly a quarter.
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