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Acting Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn has confirmed and today 429 additional cases of Covid-19 have been recorded, with one additional death.
Dublin recorded 189 cases, 60 in Cork, 31 in Donegal and 28 in Galway. The remaining cases were spread over 19 different counties.
Speaking at today’s press conference, Professor Phillip Nolan estimated that the reproductive rate or R is now between 1.2 and 1.4. The R rate represents the average number of people to whom a confirmed case of Covid-19 will transmit the virus.
Professor Nolan added that the R rate may not reflect the daily figures recorded for the last number of days, adding that the rate may be lower in Dublin but higher in other areas of the country.
At midnight on Tuesday, September 29, the HPSC @hpscireland has been notified of 429 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There are currently a total of 36,155 confirmed cases of # COVID-19 In Ireland.
– Department of Health (@roinnslainte) September 30, 2020
Earlier today, the Northern Ireland Department of Health confirmed that 424 cases of the virus had been detected there in the past 24 hours, marking its largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic.
The record had previously been set by yesterday’s 320 confirmed cases, only to be knocked out of first place a day later.
An additional death today brings the death toll in the North to 579.
In the Republic, rising rates of the virus in some counties have caused concern among public health experts.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is said to be considering extending Level Three restrictions to additional counties, as 14-day incidence rates in some counties continue to rise.
Speaking to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 earlier today, Dr. Glynn said that a “significant improvement” would be needed before Dublin could be downgraded from Level Three restrictions and that there is no evidence yet to support Degradation.
He also criticized the “culture of blame” and the narrative that young people are the main cause of the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Dr. Glynn said that the opportunities and lives of young people had been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
“The narrative around Covid has changed dramatically in the last two months in this country and we evolve towards a culture of guilt, looking for the next target, the next reason why we cannot control this disease, and the last one is young people.” , He said.
“I have struggled for several weeks to point out the fact that this disease has had an absolutely disproportionate impact on social life, education, work, employment opportunities, relationship opportunities for young people.”
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