912 Covid Cases Across Ireland
Nine hundred and twelve COVID-19 cases have been announced across the Island of Ireland tonight. This brings the total cases to 134,401. The HSE and the Department of health announced 429 new cases in the Republic of Ireland, meanwhile in Northern Ireland 483 new cases were announced.
Republic of Ireland
The headline figures show a total of 429 new cases as of 12 midnight on the 12th of December, with 1 death reported. Overall 2,124 COVID related deaths have been announced.
The HSE and Department of Health announced full hospital figures for December 10th. The total number admitted to hospital stands at 5,423 cases, up 14.
The number of cases dropped for the week-ending the 12 December by 66, a total of 1,939 cases were reported during the week. The number of deaths related to COVID was down 22 to 25.
Northern Ireland
Figures announced by the Northern Irish Health Department show an increase in cases of 483 to 58,216 cases in total. The total admissions to hospital in Northern Ireland is 4,590, up 6.
Northern Ireland recorded four further deaths. There have been 1,124 COVID related deaths.
The number of cases in Northern Ireland roses for the week-ending the 12 December by 297, a total of 3,169 cases were reported during the week. The number of deaths related to COVID was up by 10 to 74, while the number of admissions to hospital was down 86 to 165 from the previous week.
| Area | Total Cases | Admissions | Deaths |
| RoI Total | 76,185 | 5,423 | 2,124 |
| NI Total | 58,216 | 4,590 | 1,124 |
| Total | 134,401 | 10,013 | 3,248 |
Republic of Ireland - Breakdown
| Month | Total Cases | Health Care Workers | Health Care Workers % | Admissions | Deaths |
| March | 3,282 | 841 | 26% | 932 | 85 |
| April | 17,460 | 5,132 | 29% | 1,853 | 1,180 |
| May | 4,314 | 2,013 | 47% | 507 | 385 |
| June | 418 | 229 | 55% | 6 | 89 |
| July | 635 | 217 | 34% | 61 | 25 |
| August | 2,916 | 228 | 8% | 52 | 14 |
| September | 7,572 | 594 | 8% | 220 | 31 |
| October | 25,405 | 1,265 | 5% | 780 | 108 |
| November | 10,796 | 1,549 | 14% | 829 | 151 |
| December | 3,387 | 391 | 12% | 183 | 55 |
| RoI Total | 76,185 | 12,459 | 16% | 5,423 | 2,124 |
Northern Ireland - Breakdown
| Month | Total Cases | Admissions | Deaths |
| March - September | 11,952 | 1,855 | 581 |
| October | 27,164 | 1,060 | 135 |
| November | 13,740 | 1,312 | 295 |
| December | 5,360 | 363 | 113 |
| Total | 58,216 | 4,590 | 1,124 |
Week-ending - Breakdown
| Week-ending | Republic | RoI Deaths | Northern Ireland | NI Deaths
| Total | Total Deaths |
| 21st November 2020 | 2,558 | 44 | 2,953 | 78 | 5,511 | 122 |
| 28th November 2020 | 1,780 | 29 | 2,391 | 53 | 4,171 | 82 |
| 5th December 2020 | 1,448 | 30 | 2,872 | 64 | 4,320 | 94 |
| 12th December 2020 | 1,939 | 25 | 3,169 | 74 | 5,108 | 99 |