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Today no new deaths have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Center.
As of midnight Saturday, October 3, the HPSC has been notified of 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are currently a total of 38,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in a total of 1,810 deaths.
It is reported that the National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this Sunday night to discuss a “very worrying” increase in cases.
More restrictions are likely to be put in place in several areas, including Cork, after a severe spike in infections in recent days.
Of the cases reported today;
195 are men / 168 are women
74% are under 45
27% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
42 cases have been identified as community transmission
100 cases are in Dublin, 55 in Cork, 31 in Donegal, 24 in Limerick, 23 in Galway, 17 in Clare, 14 in Sligo, 13 in Roscommon, 10 in Kerry, 8 in Tipperary, 8 in Wicklow, 7 in Kildare, 6 in Kilkenny, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Cavan, 5 in May, 5 in Meath, with the remaining 27 cases in 9 counties.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts that patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on key COVID-19 indicators in the community.
Government sources described the current Covid-19 numbers as “very concerning” as NPHET will meet tonight, RTE reported this afternoon.
Cork is one of four counties seeking to increase Covid-19 restrictions this week.
Recommendations from health officials will be sent to members of the government this week, with the cabinet making a final decision in the coming days.
Earlier in the week, Dr. Ronan Glynn had stated that such a meeting would be called this weekend if cases continued to rise.
However, government sources have stated that there are no immediate plans for a cabinet meeting to be held tonight as well, which means that no further restrictions will be immediately imposed.
Cork, as well as Monaghan, Longford, and Roscommon now have two-week incidence rates above 100, and could now face a change to Level 3 restrictions.
Donegal and Dublin rates also appear to remain quite high and the chances of a downward movement in the level relatively soon seem unlikely.
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