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The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) reported one more death and 270 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday.
This brings the total number of deaths in the state from the virus to 1,948 and the total number of confirmed cases to 65,659.
Of the cases reported on Monday 143 were in men and 127 in women. About 69 percent are under 45 years old and their median age is 34.
About 103 of the new cases are in Dublin, 34 in Limerick, 20 in Donegal, 12 in Cork, nine in Kerry, nine in Kilkenny, and the remaining 83 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
At 2:00 p.m. today there were 291 patients with Covid-19 in the hospital, of which 39 are in the ICU. There were 12 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
The Northern health department also recorded another ten deaths from Covid-19 and 471 new cases on Monday.
The latest cases were reported on a day when a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer emerged and Germany’s BioNTech was found to be over 90% effective.
The finding was the result of the first independent analysis of any Covid-19 vaccine in phase 3 trials, the final stage before commercial licensing. The study found that 94 participants who received the two-dose vaccine were protected against disease 28 days after their first inoculation.
Earlier, HSE CEO Paul Reid said the public will still have to limit their contacts when the Level 5 restrictions are lifted on December 1.
He said Christmas was an important time for families and for Irish society, but it was important to be honest with people about the level of contacts they might have.
While trends were good and the number of cases declined, the country had to learn from what happened when the society and the economy opened in June and July, Reid told Newstalk Breakfast.
Because restrictions were lifted in the summer, there were “massive increases” in cases again in August, September and October.
He said it was important that people continue to reduce the number of contacts they have and the number of homes they visit.
“Christmas is a very important time for families, it is a very important time for Irish society, it is highly valued by everyone. And we need to give people good hope and encouragement that the actions they are taking now deserve that we all have a reasonable Christmas.
“But I think that we also have to be honest with people and also say that if we can work during December and during Christmas carrying out the behaviors that we are doing at the moment, and it really is about reducing our contacts, it is a very It is important that we do not end up in the same position for January, February or March. “
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