Shauna Bowers: Covid-19 Delta wave is different but still dangerous

Vaccine uptake is very high, with almost 65% of the adult population fully vaccinated

HSE chief executive Paul Reid said the average age of cases over the past two weeks is 27 years, compared with 40 during the January surge. File picture: Brian Lawless

The country has become accustomed to the cycle of Covid-19 waves: Public health interventions flatten the curve and reduce the number of cases, only for them to rise rapidly once more as society begins to reopen.

It’s a trend we are already beginning to see again, with daily case numbers now at more than 1,000 per day, which is double the average daily case count of just two weeks ago.