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Dr Tony Holohan has delivered a tough message after 1,012 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Ireland.
The latest figures were released by the Health Department tonight.
Sadly, three more people have died from Covid-19 here.
Dublin was the worst affected region in the country with 241 most reported cases, followed by Cork with 112.
(Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin)
While 80 new infections have been reported in Cavan, 72 in Meath and 66 in Galway.
The remaining 441 cases are spread across 21 other counties.
The Health Department has declined to give an additional breakdown of where the remaining infections are.
And Dr. Tony Holohan, chief medical officer, has said he is “very concerned” about the rise in new infections.
He said: “I am very concerned about the numbers we are seeing and how quickly they are deteriorating.
“Today’s 1,012 cases were reported to HPSC over a 24-hour period until midnight.
“The 14-day incidence rate has increased from 108 per 100,000 last Sunday to 150 per 100,000 today, which is a 39% increase.
“All the important indicators of the disease are deteriorating. For example, there has been a steady increase in test positivity over the past week. The positivity rate of the test as of midnight on Friday, October 9, was 6.2%, which has more than doubled in less than fifteen days.
“The number of cases is increasing in all age groups and across the country.”
While Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Medical Director, added: “In the last 24 hours, there have been 35 new admissions of laboratory confirmed cases to the hospital and 4 new admissions to the ICU. Now there are 199 people in the hospital and 31 in the ICU.
“Every age group, location, and household must act now, limit their contacts, and stop disease in its tracks.”
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