It shows that 14,786 people, or 13.3pc, were in the health and related workers category. In terms of ranking from highest to lowest, the health worker category was followed by students including schoolchildren. Food, drink and tobacco production workers make up 2,060 (1.86pc), while workers who fell under the sales occupations category and have been infected account for 2,023 (1.82pc). A total of 68,647 (61.91pc) did not include employment data and were listed as occupation unknown. Clerical and office workers made up 1.57pc of cases, while other professional workers account for 1.39pc.

Source: Irish Independent February 17, 2021 03:25 UTC