Number of Covid deaths could near 1,000 for January, Nphet warns

Yesterday, there were 1,943 Covid-patients in hospital, including 214 in ICU with 105 new admittances in the last 24 hours

The number of deaths from Covid-19 for January could near 1,000 by the end of the month, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has warned. 

A further 51 people have died from Covid-19 in January and an additional 2,608 people now have the virus, bringing the total to 181,922 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.