BREAK: Limerick is the second highest number of Covid-19 cases after Dublin this Sunday



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There have been another 13 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in Limerick this Sunday night.

Last week in Limerick, 13 new cases were reported on Saturday; six on Friday, two on Thursday, 13 on Wednesday, 17 on Tuesday, 11 on Monday and six on last Sunday.

As of midnight on Saturday, September 5, the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) has been notified of 138 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Sixty-eight in Dublin, 13 in Limerick, 9 in Galway, 9 in Kildare, 5 in Cork, 5 in Wexford, 5 in Wicklow and the remaining 24 cases in Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, May , Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford and Westmeath.

There are now a total of 29,672 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Today no new deaths have been reported to the HPSC. There have been a total of 1,777 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Of the cases reported today: 59 are men / 79 are women; 67% are under 45 years old; 39% have been confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case and 23 cases have been identified as community transmission.

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.



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