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The Health Department has been notified of another three covid-related deaths and 1,000 new cases.
In a statement, the National Public Health Emergency Team said the number of people in intensive care with the virus is 30.
It brings the number of Covid-19-related deaths to 1,841 and the number of cases is now 47,427.
Of the cases reported today, 478 are men and 520 are women, while 71% are under 45 years of age and the mean age is 31.
NPHET said 254 of the new cases are in Dublin, 102 in Meath, 88 in Cork, 81 in Cavan, 75 in Galway, and the remaining 400 cases are spread across 20 counties.
The 14-day coronavirus incidence rate per 100,000 is highest in Cavan (735.1), Meath (402.5), Monaghan (368.2), Donegal (365.0) and Clare (308.9) .
It is lowest in Tipperary (88.4), Wicklow (91.3), Waterford (109.3), Carlow (119.4) and Kilkenny (122.9).
Dublin has a rate of 198.6, Cork is 237.3, Limerick 208.8 and a rate of 228.6 in Galway.
The medical director has said that the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise.
Dr. Tony Holohan said: “Right now, we need everyone to reduce their social contacts to the absolute minimum. Every time you physically interact with another person, you are providing an opportunity for the virus to spread.”
NPHET has advised the government to move the entire country to level 5 of the ‘Living with Covid-19’ plan.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the government will give the recommendation “a very detailed consideration.”
Tomorrow he will meet with party leaders, along with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Minister of Health.
Mr Martin said that the coronavirus situation in Ireland is very serious and further action will be needed. It also said its officials met this morning with the medical director and the deputy medical director.
Meanwhile, the HSE clinical director has said that the uncontrolled and widespread community transmission of Covid-19 represents “the greatest threat to our healthcare services.”
Dr. Colm Henry said that if we do nothing, this will lead to hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care that no healthcare system could handle.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, Dr. Henry also cautioned that it would also be difficult to keep schools open with the rate of spread of the virus.
In Northern Ireland, there have been 1,299 new cases of Covid-19 and two more deaths.
Tighter restrictions went into effect tonight to deal with the spread of the coronavirus in Northern Ireland.
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