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Today no new deaths in Ireland from coronavirus have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC).
This means that the death toll from the virus remains at 1,777.
In addition, the HPSC has been notified of 138 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases of the disease in Ireland to 29,672.
A further breakdown of confirmed cases reveals:
- 59 cases are men and 79 are women
- 67% of reported patients are under 45 years of age.
- 39% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 23 cases have been identified as community transmission
Most of the cases reported today have been found in Dublin at 68, while Limerick recorded 13 cases. Galway registered nine new cases and Kildare also reported nine cases.
Five cases were recorded in Wexford, Cork and Wicklow. The remaining 24 cases were found across the country in Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, and Westmeath.
The latest figures follow acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn’s warning to the public in Dublin to limit their contacts.
Yesterday 231 new cases of coronavirus were reported and 133 of them were located in Dublin.
“Now it is really important that the people of Dublin keep their social contacts as low as possible.
“If you have any concerns, come to the test. Remember, if you need a test, it will be free,” said Dr. Glynn.
Meanwhile, the government’s plans for the future of the bar industry during the Covid-19 pandemic have been revealed today.
This radical plan will alter the way pubs of all kinds, dry and wet, operate in the world of Covid-19 for the foreseeable future.
the You’ve gotten the 25-page plan, and here are the main things pub owners and patrons need to meet when they reopen in the coming weeks.
While it had been suggested that the pubs could reopen in mid-September, high-level government sources described such suggestions as “overly optimistic.”
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