Cases of people catching the JN.1 sub-variant of the Omicron Covid-19 variant rose last week, resulting in an increase in hospitalisations and more than 10 deaths.
Most hospitalised patients were elderly and did not receive a vaccine or boosters.
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said there were 718 new reported Covid-19 cases, a daily average of 102 new cases, and 11 deaths in the week ending Jan 20.
The week earlier, there were, on average, 93 new cases daily. The DDC said there were four deaths due to Covid-19 that week.
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