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Statement from the Health Protection Surveillance Center:
The Center for Health Protection Surveillance has been notified today of 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There have been a total of 1,821 * COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Thursday, October 8, the HPSC has been notified of 617 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are now a total of 40,703 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland.
Of the cases reported today;
- 310 are men / 307 are women
- 73% are under 45 years of age
- 33% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 72 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 123 in Dublin, 107 in Cork, 42 in Meath, 36 in Kerry, 35 in Galway, and the remaining 274 cases are in 21 counties.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts that patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on key COVID-19 indicators in the community.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Medical Director of the Department of Health, said;
The profile of the disease continues to deteriorate. There have been 32 additional hospitalizations and 8 ICU admissions in the past 24 hours. We continue to see a large number of daily cases.
It is vital that we stop transmission of the virus now.
“NPHET continues to monitor the situation, however, early individual action is necessary to suppress the virus. Follow public health advice and do your part to make an impact on the disease.
* Data validation at the HPSC has resulted in the denotation of 1 death. The 1,821 death toll reflects this.
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