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Dr. Ronan Glynn has urged people to undertake a “collective task” and “break the chains of transmission” to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The acting medical director of the Department of Health spoke as 396 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today, 241 in Dublin.
He said today’s increase was “seeded in the last week” and asked people to “plan to see half as many people this week as last week.”
The lead physician said individual actions would help keep individuals and their families safe.
(Image: Julien Behal)
Dr. Glynn said today: “The cases we reported 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 as many people this week as last week.
“When you meet, do so safely: keep your distance, wear a face cover if applicable, and wash your hands.
“Every individual action we take to interrupt the transmission of this disease keeps us and our families safe.”
Of the cases reported today;
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172 are men / 224 are women
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70% are under 45 years of age
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26% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
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58 cases have been identified as community transmission
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241 cases are in Dublin, 36 in Cork, 19 in Donegal, 12 in Galway, 11 in Meath, 11 in Kildare, 9 in Monaghan, 7 in Louth, 6 in Clare, 6 in Offaly, 6 in Waterford and 5 in Wicklow. with the remaining 27 cases spread across 11 counties.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases here is now 32,933. Validation of the data at the HPSC resulted in the denotification of a confirmed case.
The death toll remains at 1,792.
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