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There were 1,095 new cases and five more deaths reported in the state by the National Public Health Emergency team (Nphet) on Wednesday.
This is the highest number of new confirmed cases in one day, as the previous high of 1515 on April 10 included a large backlog of pending work from German laboratories.
Of the cases reported today, 246 are in Dublin, 185 in Meath, 128 in Cavan, 118 in Cork, 63 in Kildare and the remaining 342 cases are spread across all the remaining counties.
The 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 is 190.7 nationally, according to Nphet. The highest rates are in Cavan at 571 per 100,000, Monaghan 360 per 100,000, Donegal at 353.7 per 100,000, and Clare at 307.2 per 100,000.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 232 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 30 are in the ICU. There were nine additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
Of the currently reported cases, 70% are under 45 years of age, while the mean age is 31.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan described the situation as “extremely worrying.” He said that “each of us has a role to play.”
“We all need to reduce contact with other people as much as possible, so that means staying home, working from home whenever possible, practicing physical distancing, and stopping discretionary socializing.”
People must now make decisions. Stop gathering in groups, stop socializing, stop organizing play dates, parties, and other social activities.
People must recognize that # COVID-19 it is a direct threat to them and their families. Now is the time for each of us to act. https://t.co/82FHhhY99o
– Dr. Ronan Glynn (@ronan_glynn)
October 14, 2020
Today, we are again reporting a new number of confirmed cases of over 1,000. This situation is extremely worrying.
Each of us needs to reduce contact with other people, which is why that means staying home, working from home whenever possible, physical distancing, and discretionary stopping of socializing. https://t.co/JIs4OXFw7n
– Dr. Tony Holohan (@CMOIreland)
October 14, 2020
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Medical Director, said: “Now people must make decisions. Stop gathering in groups, stop socializing, stop organizing play dates, parties, and other social activities. People must recognize that the disease is a direct threat to themselves and their families. Now is the time for each of us to act. “
It comes as the Cabinet is meeting later tonight to discuss the possibility of increasing Covid-19 restrictions around the border.
Government sources have said that it is “possible” that some border counties will move to Level 4 of the Living with Covid State framework shortly, but they have emphasized that there are issues that arise with the state of the retail sector.
While no decisions have been made, the possibility of Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan moving up to level 4 tonight has been debated.
Cork hospital
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Cork University Hospital has become “congested” due to the impact of Covid-19, with outpatient clinics moving online, staff off duty, and areas of the hospital discarded for patients who do not. are from Covid due to the risk of infection.
In a letter sent to GPs in Cork by the hospital’s acute medical evaluation unit (AMU), doctors are warned that the hospital has “admitted and discharged a large number of Covid-19 patients” .
A portion of the staff of all grades at the AMU is now on sick leave due to the confirmed Covid-19, while others await swabs. ”As a result, the family physicians were told that a assessment area in the hospital to accommodate Covid-19 cases “and cannot be used for assessment due to risk of cross infection.”
In recent weeks, the hospital has restricted visits, and last week a CUH infectious disease consultant expressed concern on Twitter about the impact of Covid after more than 100 cases of the disease were identified in a single day. . Dr. Corinna Sadlier wrote on Friday of a “sense of apprehension” when she left the hospital with “the numbers in the wrong direction” and hospitalizations on the rise.
The letter to GPs indicates that patients are being evaluated through a single center in the Emergency Department due to the use of the dedicated evaluation area for Covid cases. “We will continue to receive calls from GPs, but we must prioritize support to the GP assessment center and the assessment of acutely distressed patients requiring hospital admissions,” the letter says.
“At the moment, our outpatient clinics, whenever possible, will be virtual for the above reason,” he concludes.
Northern Ireland will be locked in for four weeks, Northern Prime Minister Arlene Foster confirmed at the Stormont Assembly on Wednesday.
With the incidence of Covid-19 continuing to spiral and the pressure on hospital beds, Ms Foster told Assembly members that the hospitality sector will be shutting down for four weeks starting Friday, while that schools will be closed for two weeks starting Monday.
Ms Foster made her announcement one day when the North’s health department reported a record 1,217 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic outbreak to 23,115.
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