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The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has announced that 429 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported, including 60 new cases in Cork.
Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Ronan Glynn said another Covid-19-related death was also reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC), raising the total number of Covid-related deaths. -19 to 1,804.
Of the cases reported today, 189 cases are in Dublin, there are 60 in Cork, 31 in Donegal, 28 in Galway, 18 in Kildare, 15 in Wicklow, 15 in Clare, 12 in Limerick, 9 in Meath, 8 in Louth, 7 in Cavan, 7 in Longford, 6 in Laois, 5 in Offaly, 5 in Westmeath, with the remaining 14 cases in 8 counties.
65% are under 45 years of age, 45% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case, and 77 cases have been identified as community transmission.
Speaking tonight, Dr. Ronan Glynn said: “There are 130 people with Covid-19 in the hospital tonight, 15 in the last 24 hours. We recently asked everyone to share half of their social contacts. Reducing the number of people we meet, and safely engaging with a small core group, remains the cornerstone of our collective effort to reduce the spread of this virus and its impact on our health and the health of the people we care about. “.
Professor Philip Nolan, Chairman of NPHET’s Irish Epidemiological Modeling Advisory Group, said the R number is now between 1.2 and 1.4.
“While we are cautiously optimistic about Dublin, we have seen relatively high case numbers in recent days and it will be several days before the pattern is clear. The number of cases is clearly increasing across the country. We need to stay vigilant, to make sure we don’t lose the ground we have gained in the capital city since we moved to Level 3, and to make sure we don’t see further deterioration outside of the capital, ”he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Colm Henry, HSE’s clinical director, called on people to take action to protect others, including healthcare workers.
“Community transmission represents the greatest threat to patients and staff in hospitals and residential care facilities. When you’re making plans to meet friends and socialize this week, take a minute to consider our healthcare workers, who have been on the front lines since the beginning of the pandemic, in hospitals, in nursing homes, and in our homes, caring for those who are sick and those most vulnerable to this highly infectious virus.
“Every time you wear a mask, wash your hands, cover your mouth when coughing and keep your distance, your actions not only prevent the transmission of the virus, but also protect the elderly and vulnerable and healthcare workers. ”.
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