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The Department of Health has confirmed tonight another 12 deaths and 379 additional new cases of Covid-19.
It means that there have been a total of 2,006 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
With 379 new cases today, there have been a total of 69,058 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
There are currently 274 people in the hospital with Covid-19 and another 33 people in the ICU.
The Health Department said that of the cases reported today: 174 are men, 203 are women, 64 percent are under 45 years old and the average age is 36 years old.
Regarding the location of the virus, 116 cases are in Dublin, 38 in Donegal, 30 in Meath, 27 in Cork, 22 in Limerick, 22 in Louth, and the remaining 124 cases are distributed in all other counties.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, said: “Today we sadly report over 2,000 deaths associated with Covid-19 to date in this country. This pandemic has affected, directly and indirectly, families and communities across Ireland.
“It is important that we continue to work together if we want to suppress this virus and protect as many people as possible. For the next two weeks, work from home, stay home, and follow public health advice. “
Tonight’s figures come as the Minister of State for Labor Affairs and Retail Business, Damien English, has said that the Government will announce the details at the end of next week for the lifting of the Level 5 restrictions and the reopening of the sector. retailer.
Mr. English told RTÉ radio’s News at One that the plans will be announced when appropriate after NPHET and other experts have had time to analyze the data from the first four weeks of Level 5 restrictions.
The government had been engaged with the retail sector throughout the shutdown and recognized the difficulties it faced, he said. The Cabinet was intended to be in a position to make an announcement by the end of next week, the minister added.
Longer opening hours would be considered to facilitate demand, but it wouldn’t be the same as other Christmases, he warned.
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