Hospitalisation rates have been decreasing since the week ending January 15th from a peak of 1,348 to the latest CSO bulletin figure of 348. ICU admissions have also been declining since the week ending January 8th, .
The number of Covid-19 cases for the week to February 12th was 4,686, a decrease of 27 per cent from the previous week. In spite of this, health officials have been concerned about a recent plateau in infection rates.has recorded fewer than 50 new cases, and the third week in a row for Roscommon.The average number of contacts per positive case per week was two in the latest data compared to three in early January, suggesting greater levels of social distancing and restriction observance.