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Three other people have died of coronavirus in the state, the National Public Health Emergency Team reported.
There have been another 357 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 218 in Dublin. That’s the biggest daily increase since May.
The remaining cases were spread across the country with 18 in Louth, 12 in Waterford, 11 in Kildare, nine in Cork, eight in Kerry, eight in Limerick, eight in Meath, seven in Westmeath, six in Wicklow, five in Offaly, five in Roscommon, five in May, five in Tipperary and the other 32 cases were in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo and Wexford.
Now there have been a total of 1,787 Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic with 31,549 cases.
The incidence of Covid-19 in Dublin has increased further, to 95.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last fortnight.
Northwest Dublin is the hardest hit part of the capital, with an incidence of 131.5, according to the latest epidemiological report from the Center for Health Protection Surveillance on Tuesday.
Dublin South East and Dublin North Central also recorded incidents above the 100 mark, with figures of 113.2 and 100.3 respectively.
Before Tuesday’s figures, Dublin had 1,282 of the 2,383 Covid-19 cases reported in the past fortnight, according to the HPSC.
The national incidence now stands at 50.3 cases per 100,000 population during the 14-day period. During the period, 64 cases have been hospitalized and three admitted to the ICU.
The government outlined additional restrictions on home visits, indoor gatherings and home care visits in Dublin on Tuesday, while pubs in the capital will remain closed under the government’s new five-tier coronavirus plan.
Meanwhile, one more person with coronavirus has died in Northern Ireland, according to the Northern Department of Health.
It brings the total number of deaths recorded by the department to 571.
An additional 79 cases were identified in the 24 hours through Tuesday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 8,502 people have tested positive for Covid-19.
There have been 571 positive tests in the last seven days, including 149 in Belfast. Of those who tested positive, 226 were between the ages of 20 and 39.
Northern Health Minister Robin Swann told the Assembly on Tuesday that Covid-19 centers run by GPs had seen nearly twice as many referrals in a week.
A total of 733 people attended in a week earlier this month, compared with 427 the week before.
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