188 new cases and no more deaths amid concern in eight counties



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The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) reported another 188 confirmed cases of Covid-19, 76 of them in Dublin.

This brings to 33,121 the total number of cases linked to the virus in the Republic. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total number of deaths at 1,792.

Of today’s cases, 25 are in Cork, 21 in Donegal, 16 in Kildare, 13 in Galway, 7 in Roscommon and 7 in Waterford, with the remaining 23 cases spread across 12 counties.

Men represent 96 cases and women 90, while 71% are under 45 years of age.

19 cases were identified as community transmission and 36% are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case.

Acting Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn said: “The spirit of the response to Covid-19 since the beginning of this pandemic has been solidarity and cooperation. While this pandemic is an exceptionally challenging time for all of us, we can and will support each other to overcome this.

“Encourage your family and friends to heed the public health advice. Now more than ever, we have to work collectively. Our individual actions count at the population level.

“Each of us putting our two cents in our daily lives – dividing our social contacts in half, working from home, keeping our distance, covering our faces, washing our hands – is very important. These small positive steps, taken together, are our best and strongest defense against the virus. “

The figures come as the government is concerned about trends in the spread of Covid-19 in Louth, Waterford, Limerick, Kildare, Leitrim, Donegal, Offaly and Wicklow counties.

In a Covid-19 briefing, Taoiseach Department Deputy Secretary General Liz Canavan said there are now “worrying trends in most areas.”

A second period of broad national restrictions would result in “intolerable challenges” and should be avoided, the government warned this morning.



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