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The Department of Health has reported 396 additional cases of Covid-19 and no more deaths.
The death toll in Ireland stands at 1,792.
Of today’s new cases, 241 are in Dublin.
172 are men and 224 are women, and 70% of them are under 45 years of age.
36 of today’s cases are in Cork, 19 in Donegal, 12 in Galway, 11 in Meath and Kildare, and nine in Monaghan.
Seven cases were reported from Louth, six from Clare, six from Offaly and Waterford, five from Wicklow, and the remaining 27 cases are spread across 11 counties.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Medical Director, said: “The cases that we report today were seeded in the last week.
“This virus is transmitted from person to person. We now have a collective task across the country to break the chains of transmission and stop the spread of this virus.
“Plan to see half the people you saw last week this week. When you meet, stay safely away, wear a face shield if appropriate, and wash your hands.
“Every individual action we take to interrupt the transmission of this disease keeps us and our families safe,” he added.
In a series of tweets tonight, Dr Glynn said that “it is very understandable that special attention has been paid to Dublin” in recent days.
There’s an additional question for everyone this Sunday night (no matter where you live): Try to meet half as many people this week as you did last week. Thank you #firm hold # COVID-19
– Dr. Ronan Glynn (@ronan_glynn) September 20, 2020
“However, most other counties are also seeing a growing number of COVID19 cases. Three in particular are already high and continuing to rise rapidly,” he said, referring to Louth, Donegal and Waterford.
Louth has a 14-day incidence of 102 / 100,000, compared to 53 / 100,000 last Sunday. There have been 131 cases there in the last fortnight.
Donegal has a 14-day incidence of 84 / 100,000, compared to 26 / 100,000 last Sunday, with 133 cases in the last fortnight.
While Waterford has a 14-day incidence of 89 / 100,000, up from 55 / 100,000 last Sunday.
Previously, it was reported that this weekend, 60% of the new Covid-19 cases in the country are in Dublin.
Meanwhile, Dublin is in its second day of heightened restrictions, aimed at reducing the spread of the virus.
Yesterday, the Health Protection Surveillance Center reported 274 new cases of coronavirus.
There have been another 176 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the Department of Health.
It brings the total number of cases in the north to 9,341, including 977 in the past seven days. No more deaths were recorded. There are 21 Covid-19 patients in the hospital there, with four in the ICU.
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