1,025 new confirmed cases in the Republic

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1,025 new cases of Covid-19 have been registered in the Republic, and the North reported eight deaths and 896 new cases.

Of the new cases, 71% correspond to people under 45, with 255 cases located in Dublin, 147 in Cork, 77 in Galway, 54 in Kildare and 53 in Donegal. The remaining 439 cases are distributed in all the other counties of the Republic.

There have been a total of 1,882 coronavirus-related deaths in the state.

Cavan and Meath counties have the highest infection rates in the state.

In Cavan, the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population is 996.2. In Meath, it now stands at 657.3 and in Westmeath at 445. The next highest counties are Sligo at 427.3 and Monaghan at 374.7.

Sunday’s data showed that the infection rate in Dublin for the past two weeks is 256.9 cases per 100,000 people, down from the national rate of 307.5.

The latest data also shows that several key indicators related to the spread of the disease have decreased in recent days.

The proportion of people testing positive has decreased, along with the number of close contacts per person.

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Coronavirus: Eight deaths and 896 new cases report …

The number of patients hospitalized with the disease on Sunday was 295, up from 312 on Saturday. There are currently 38 Covid-19 patients in intensive care, one more than Saturday’s total.

HSE Chief Executive Officer Paul Reid pointed to the eight-day drop in the test positivity rate Sunday morning, which stood at 6.2 percent for the previous seven days on Saturday.

Reid also noticed a drop in the number of close contacts, from 4.5 per confirmed case to three.

“Most of the close contacts are domestic. Still very early but good. We’re all part of the solution. Let’s get on with this, ”he said on Twitter.



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