Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:65. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in intensive care units with Covid-19 who have the delta variant of the virus. [37675/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 13 July 2021
Ceisteanna (65)
Freagraí scríofa
This information isn't collected centrally. However, it is worth noting that the Delta variant is now the dominant variant in Ireland. It is currently estimated to represent over 82% of all cases (using S-Gene Target Failure as a proxy for Delta detection) and will grow further in the coming weeks.
While there will always be a lag time between a rise in cases and any subsequent rise in admissions to hospital and intensive care, it can be expected that the majority of admissions in the coming weeks will be cases of the Delta variant.