Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (2021)
Timeline
January 2021
- 1 January
- A further 1,754 cases and 11 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 93,532 cases and 2,248 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[1]
- Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O'Gorman announced that the resumption of pre-school programmes would be delayed until 11 January, in line with the reopening of primary and secondary schools.[2][3][4]
- 2 January
- A further 3,394 cases and 4 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 96,926 cases and 2,252 deaths.[5]
- It was revealed that there were approximately 9,000 positive COVID-19 tests not yet logged on the HSE's IT systems, due to both limitations in the software; and lack of staff to check and input details, meaning there is an effective ceiling of approximately 1,700 to 2,000 cases that can be logged each day.[6][7]
- The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory Cillian de Gascun announced that a further 9 cases of the UK variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the Republic of Ireland from 23 December to 29 December, bringing the total number of cases identified to 16.[8][9]
- 3 January – a further 4,962 cases and 7 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 101,887 cases and 2,259 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[10]
- 4 January – a further 6,110 cases and 6 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 107,997 cases and 2,265 deaths.[11]
- 5 January
- A further 5,325 cases and 17 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 113,322 cases and 2,282 deaths.[12]
- A 95-year-old woman became the first nursing home resident in the Republic of Ireland to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[13]
- An infectious diseases consultant became the first healthcare worker in the Mater University Hospital to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.[14]
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced that up to 135,000 people would be vaccinated nationwide by the end of February 2021.[15]
- The Irish Prison Service announced that five prisoners in Loughan House Open Centre in County Cavan tested positive for COVID-19.[16]
- 6 January
- A further 7,836 cases and 17 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 121,154 cases and 2,299 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[17]
- The Government of Ireland agreed a number of new lockdown measures including the closure of all schools until February with Leaving Certificate students allowed to attend school for three days a week,[18][19] the closure of all non-essential construction sites with certain exceptions at 6pm on 8 January,[20][21] the requirement from 9 January for all passengers from the UK and South Africa to have a negative PCR test that they acquired within 72 hours of travelling[22] and the prohibition of click-and-collect services for non-essential retail.[23][24][25]
- Following the approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the European Medicines Agency on 6 January 2021, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced that the vaccine would allow 10,000 more people in Ireland to be vaccinated per week.[26][27][28]
- It was announced that Minister for Justice Helen McEntee tested positive for COVID-19.[29][30][31]
- 7 January
- A further 6,521 cases and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 127,657 cases and 2,307 deaths. 2 previously notified deaths were de-notified.[32]
- The National Public Health Emergency Team confirmed that the backlog of cases due to a delay in reporting positive laboratory results have been cleared.[33][34][35]
- The Government of Ireland was forced to abandon plans for Leaving Certificate students to attend school on three days a week, and instead students will return to homeschooling along with other students until February, after the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) directed its members not to return to in-school teaching.[36][37][38]
- The rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in private and voluntary nursing homes began nationwide, with 22 nursing homes of 3,000 residents and staff to be vaccinated.[39][40][41]
- Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced that the government would consider banning the sale of alcohol after a certain time in a day, while all pubs, restaurants and other businesses were set to remain closed until April.[42][43][44]
- 8 January
- A further 8,248 cases (the highest number of confirmed cases recorded in a single day since the pandemic began) and 20 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 135,884 cases and 2,327 deaths. 21 previously notified cases were de-notified.[45]
- In a statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan confirmed that three cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the Republic of Ireland by whole genome sequencing associated with travel from South Africa.[46][47][48]
- 9 January – a further 4,824 cases (including 1 probable case) and 9 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 140,727 cases and 2,336 deaths.[49]
- 10 January – a further 6,888 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 147,613 cases and 2,344 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[50]
- 11 January
- A further 4,929 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 152,539 cases and 2,352 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[51]
- The purchase of alcohol with supermarket vouchers as well as a number of multi-buy schemes were banned under new legislation that came into effect.[52][53][54]
- Figures revealed by the Our World in Data organisation showed that Ireland had the highest daily number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world for every million people.[55][56][57]
- Gardaí received new COVID-19 enforcement powers, including the power to fine people €100 in breach in the 5km travel limit.[58]
- 12 January
- A further 3,086 cases and 46 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 155,591 cases and 2,397 deaths. 34 previously notified cases were de-notified.[59]
- The Government of Ireland agreed that all passengers arriving into Ireland would need a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before departure from Saturday 16 January.[60][61][62]
- The first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Republic of Ireland.[63][64]
- The Irish Prison Service announced that three prisoners in Portlaoise and Mountjoy Prisons tested positive for COVID-19.[65]
- 13 January
- A further cases and deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 159,144 cases and 2,460 deaths. 16 previously notified cases were de-notified.[66]
- The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) called for the Government to declare a national emergency and for all private hospital capacity to be fully nationalised into the public healthcare system as the number of hospitalisations doubled the peak of April 2020.[67][68][69]
- 14 January
- A further 3,955 cases and 28 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 163,057 cases and 2,488 deaths. 42 previously notified cases were de-notified.[70]
- Gardaí issued 29 fines to people breaching the 5km travel limit over the previous 7 days including three people who travelled 80km to "collect burgers from a takeaway" in Ringsend, Dublin.[71][72][73]
- The National Transport Authority announced that reduced timetables for bus operators in Dublin (including Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland) would recommence from Monday 18 January and would run at 80% capacity.[74][75][76]
- 15 January
- A further 3,498 cases and 50 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 166,548 cases and 2,536 deaths. 7 previously notified cases were de-notified.[77]
- The Chief Medical Officers of Ireland and Northern Ireland Tony Holohan and Michael McBride issued a joint statement urging everyone to stay at home.[78][79][80]
- 16 January
- A further 3,231 cases and 60 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 169,780 cases and 2,595 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 7 cases were de-notified.[81]
- Around 1,800 healthcare workers received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at three mass vaccination centres that opened in Dublin, Galway and Portlaoise.[82][83][84]
- The Department of Health announced the suspension of all nursing and midwifery student placements for two weeks due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staffing levels.[85][86][87]
- 17 January
- A further 2,944 cases and 13 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 172,726 cases and 2,608 deaths.[88]
- The Government of Ireland requested early deliveries of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as discussions to secure early delivery of the vaccine got underway.[89][90][91]
- The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) called for further clarity on the decision to suspend nursery and midwifery student placements for two weeks.[92][93][94]
- 18 January
- A further 2,121 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 174,843 cases and 2,616 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[95]
- The number of patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospitals around the country reached a record 2,023, with 200 in ICUs and over 400 people receiving high-grade ventilation and respiratory support.[96][97][98]
- 19 January
- A further 2,001 cases and 93 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 176,839 cases and 2,708 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 5 cases were de-notified.[99]
- The Government of Ireland was forced to abandon plans to reopen special schools on Thursday 21 January for thousands of children with special educational needs following safety concerns among staff unions.[100][101][102]
- 20 January
- 21 January – a further 2,608 cases and 51 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 181,922 cases and 2,818 deaths. 1 previously notified death was de-notified.[107]
- 22 January
- A further 2,371 cases and 52 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 184,279 cases and 2,870 deaths. 14 previously notified cases were de-notified.[108]
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed that there would be no easing of Level 5 lockdown restrictions at the end of January and suggested the current restrictions would be in place for at least another four weeks.[109][110][111]
- Gardaí issued 771 fines to people breaching the 5km travel limit since 11 January with the majority issued in Wicklow, Cork, Laois and Longford, while 30 fines were issued for the non-wearing of face coverings in certain locations.[112][113][114]
- Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Colm Henry stated that COVID-19 transmission levels remain too high for schools to reopen in February.[115][116][117]
- The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed that 11 residents of a nursing home in North County Dublin died after testing positive for COVID-19.[118][119]
- 23 January
- A further 1,910 cases and 77 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 186,184 cases and 2,947 deaths. 5 previously notified cases were de-notified.[120]
- Speaking on RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor programme, Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that COVID-19 vaccinations for people over the age of 70 may be delayed due to issues with the supply of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and also stated that COVID-19 restrictions would be in place for at least the first six months of the year and that not all of the 1 million students nationwide will be back in school before St Patrick's Day.[121][122][123]
- 24 January – a further 1,378 cases and 23 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 187,554 cases and 2,970 deaths. 8 previously notified cases were de-notified.[124]
- 25 January
- A further 1,372 cases and 7 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 188,923 cases and 2,977 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[125]
- Gardaí warned that foreign holidays were not deemed essential as 1,500 fines were issued to people breaching the 5km travel limit in the previous two weeks.[126][127][128]
- Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that community vaccination of people aged 70 and over would begin in mid-February.[129][130][131]
- A meat processing plant in Bunclody, County Wexford confirmed 42 cases of COVID-19 following screening of all staff on 15 January.[132][133][134]
- An Garda Síochána, Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health warned the public to be aware of possible scam text messages and phone calls relating to the COVID-19 vaccine.[135][136]
- 26 January
- A further 928 cases and 90 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 189,851 cases and 3,066 deaths. 1 previously notified death was de-notified.[137]
- In a statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan confirmed that a further 6 cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the Republic of Ireland.[138]
- The Government of Ireland announced the extension of the Level 5 lockdown restrictions until 5 March, along with a number of new measures including a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for all people travelling into the country without a negative COVID-19 test, including all arrivals from Brazil and South Africa.[139][140][141]
- The Government made the wearing of face coverings in all banks, credit unions and post offices mandatory.[142][143][144]
- Talks between the Department of Education and unions continued with hopes that schools would be able to reopen on a phased basis between February and March.[145][146][147]
- 27 January – a further 1,335 cases and 54 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 191,182 cases and 3,120 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[148]
- 28 January – a further 1,466 cases and 47 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 192,645 cases and 3,167 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[149]
- 29 January
- A further 1,254 cases and 48 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 193,892 cases and 3,214 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 7 cases were de-notified.[150]
- Ireland is expected to receive 300,000 fewer doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March as a result of a shortfall in deliveries to the EU.[151][152][153]
- Gardaí issued more than 2,400 fines to people breaching the 5km travel limit in the previous two weeks, including a man who travelled 200km to "collect a puppy as a gift" in Cork.[154][155][156]
- 30 January
- A further 1,414 cases and 79 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 195,303 cases and 3,292 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 3 cases were de-notified.[157]
- Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan announced that more cases had been confirmed in one month than throughout 2020 with over 1,000 deaths and more than 100,000 cases confirmed in January.[158]
- Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday with Katie Hannon, the Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory Cillian de Gascun stated that there was no significant transmission of the South African COVID-19 variant in Ireland as cases of the variant identified had been contained.[159]
- 31 January – a further 1,247 cases and 15 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 196,547 cases and 3,307 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[160]
February 2021
- 1 February
- A further 1,062 cases and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 197,553 cases and 3,317 deaths. 57 previously notified cases were de-notified.[161]
- The Department of Education agreed to reopen special schools with 50% capacity on Thursday 11 February and special classes in mainstream schools on Monday 22 February.[162][163][164]
- Europol warned travellers to watch for organised crime gangs selling fake negative COVID-19 certificates at airports.[165][166][167]
- Latest figures showed that in the last 4 days of January, Gardaí fined 280 people at Dublin Airport for leaving the country for non-essential travel, while more than 3,500 fines had been issued in total for breaches of COVID-19 regulations, with 2,100 fines for travelling without a reasonable excuse.[168]
- A nursing home in Tuam, County Galway appealed for help from qualified nurses following the deaths of 12 residents due to COVID-19.[169]
- It was announced that more than 30 residents of 4 Cork nursing homes and a community hospital in Kerry died in the previous two weeks following COVID-19 outbreaks.[170]
- 2 January
- A further 879 cases and 101 deaths (the highest number of confirmed deaths recorded in a single day since the pandemic began)[171] were reported, bringing the totals to 198,424 cases and 3,418 deaths. 8 previously notified cases were de-notified.[172]
- Latest figures showed a total of 1,543 staff and residents in nursing homes died during the pandemic with 369 in January alone.[173][174][175]
- Over 2,000 students who sat the postponed written Leaving Certificate exams in November 2020 received their results, with over 40% of the grades higher than the calculated grades students had received.[176][177][178]
- 3 February
- A further 1,013 cases and 94 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 199,430 cases and 3,512 deaths. 7 previously notified cases were de-notified.[179]
- Another outbreak of COVID-19 at a direct provision centre in Newbridge, County Kildare was confirmed.[180]
- The Department of Public Health expressed concern over increases in COVID-19 transmission linked to social gatherings involving the student population in the mid-west region.[181][182][183]
- 4 February
- A further 1,318 cases and 75 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 200,744 cases and 3,586 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 4 cases were de-notified.[184]
- The total number of COVID-19 cases in Ireland surpassed 200,000 cases, with over half confirmed in 2021.[185][186][187]
- Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly signed new regulations that empower Gardaí to call to the homes of people who arrive from international travel and ensure that they are abiding by mandatory quarantine rules, with a €2,500 fine or an imprisonment sentence of 6 months for non-compliance.[188][189][190]
See also
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External links
- COVID-19 updates from the Health Service Executive (HSE)
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