240 New Cases of COVID19
Two hundred and forty covid cases were announced by the HSE tonight, this brings the total cases to 32,023 in the Republic of Ireland. The HSE and Department of Health also announced full hospital figures for September 15th, twenty-one cases were health care workers. Eight people were admitted to hospital. The total number admitted to hospital stands at 3,477 cases. Figures announced by the Northern Irish Health Department show a total of 8,780 in total(a daily increase of 149) with 1,622 hospitalized, since the begin of the COVID-19 crisis.
The headline figures show a total of 240 new cases as of 12 midnight on the 16th of September, with one death reported. Overall 1,789 COVID related deaths have been announced. The total number of cases in September is now 72 case more than that of August.
There have been and 573 COVID related deaths in Northern Ireland.
| Month | Total Cases | Health Care Workers | Health Care Workers % |
| March | 3,282 | 841 | 26% |
| April | 17,460 | 5,132 | 29% |
| May | 4,314 | 2,013 | 47% |
| June | 418 | 229 | 55% |
| July | 635 | 217 | 34% |
| August | 2,916 | 228 | 8% |
| September | 2,998 | 283 | 9% |
| Total | 32,023 | 8,943 | 28% |