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Galway Bay fm newsroom:
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
The Center for Health Protection Surveillance has been notified today of 2 additional COVID-19 related deaths.
There have been a total of 1,826 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight on Saturday, October 10, the HPSC has been notified of 814 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are now a total of 42,528 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases reported today;
- 432 are men / 381 are women
- 70% are under 45 years old
- The average age is 32 years.
- 226 in Dublin, 77 in Cork, 64 in Galway, 56 in Donegal, 48 in Meath, and the remaining 343 cases are spread across all the remaining counties.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 204 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized, of which 30 are in the ICU. 16 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Medical Director of the Department of Health, said; “It is vital that the entire population consistently implement public health advice in their daily life; Keep your social contacts to an absolute minimum and maintain physical distance when you need to be away from home.
“22 out of 26 counties have 7-day incidence rates as a percentage of 14-day incidence rates greater than 50%. This shows rapidly increasing growth rates across the country. “
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on key COVID-19 indicators in the community.
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