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Ireland’s 14-day coronavirus incidence rate is still higher than that of several countries not on the Green Travel List, including Britain, Germany, Sweden and Poland, according to figures from the European Center for Prevention and Control. Disease Control.
According to the ECDC, the 14-day incidence in Ireland is 29.6 per 100,000, with Great Britain at 25.7, Germany at 17.9, Sweden at 21.6 and Poland at 23.3.
People arriving here from these destinations must restrict their movements for 14 days.
Spain continues to have the highest incidence in 14 days of the countries monitored by the ECDC, 218.3.
Spanish authorities have reported 4,503 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of Spanish cases to almost 500,000, the highest in Western Europe.
France has a 14-day incidence rate of 98.2, while Croatia (85.9) Belgium (43.6) and Portugal (37.4) have 14-day incidence rates higher than Ireland.
The figures from the ECDC and the National Public Health Emergency Team on the 14-day incidence in Ireland may vary for a number of reasons.
There is a lag in the cases reported to the ECDC. Additionally, the ECDC uses an estimated population for Ireland as of 2019.
The latest update to the ECDC comes as HSE CEO Paul Reid revealed a record number of Covid-19 tests in a single day here.
“We tested our highest daily number at over 14,000 this week,” he said on Twitter.
Two additional emerging coronavirus testing centers will open this weekend in North Dublin City Center and West Dublin.
They will offer free tests for anyone with Covid-19 symptoms, who are referred by a GP.
The emerging centers, located in Handball Alley, Croke Park and Castleknock Health Center, will increase capacity by 180-200 tests per day.
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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that the average number of new cases per day here “is stable at almost 100 and R (reproduction rate) is close to 1.”
118 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of cases recorded there to 7,621 since the outbreak began.
No more deaths have been reported, and the death toll stands at 564.
There are 17 confirmed coronavirus patients in the hospital, with three in the ICU.
Figures from the Stormont Health Department show that just over a quarter of a million people in Northern Ireland have been tested for Covid-19.
Yesterday, the Health Department announced 98 more cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 29,303.
There were no more deaths and the death toll stood at 1,777.
The World Health Organization says that data to date suggests that 80% of Covid-19 infections are mild or asymptomatic, 15% are serious oxygen-requiring infections, and 5% are critical and require ventilation.
Generally, you must be 15 minutes or more close to and within two meters of an infected person to be considered at risk or in close contact.
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