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The Department of Health has confirmed 234 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, 103 of which are in the capital.
The Department has also confirmed two more deaths.
- 115 are men / 119 are women
- 68% are under 45
- 49% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 34 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 103 cases are in Dublin, 30 in Donegal, 22 in Galway, 21 in Cork, 13 in Wicklow, 12 in Louth, 9 in Kildare, 8 in Meath, and the remaining 17 spread over 10 counties.
Acting Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn calls on people to limit their social interactions: “Knowing fewer people means fewer opportunities for the virus to spread. Please prioritize who you want to meet with and try to keep your social network as small as possible. “
Professor Philip Nolan, chair of NPHET’s Irish Epidemiological Modeling Advisory Group, said it is too early to conclude that there has been any change in the disease pattern.
“The number of reproduction in the last two weeks is still high, between 1.5 and 1.7, growth rate between 5 and 6.1 and the doubling time between 12 and 14 days.”
In total, 1,794 people have lost their lives to the virus, while the total number of cases in Ireland since the pandemic began is 33,675
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