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PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed an additional 183 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, bringing the total number of cases to 73,228.
However, the actual number of positive cases that occurred in the last day may be higher due to an IT error.
At a press conference tonight, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn has said that an IT error could have resulted in up to 100 cases not being reported overnight.
Furthermore, the Department of Health has reported that six more people have died with Covid-19.
The total number of people who have died with Covid-19 in Ireland is now 2,080.
Of the cases reported today, 82 are men and 101 women, with 60% of the cases in people under 45 years of age.
The median age of people with a reported positive case in current figures is 36 years.
56 of the cases are in Dublin, 26 in Donegal, 13 in Limerick, 11 in Kilkenny, 11 in Monaghan, and the other 66 are spread over 15 counties.
As of 2 p.m. today, 239 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, including 32 in the ICU.
There have been ten additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
The validation of the data in the Health Protection Surveillance Center has resulted in the denotification of 21 previously confirmed cases, which is reflected in the total of 73,228 cases.
The 14-day national incidence rate is currently 79.7 per 100,000.
Donegal has the highest 14-day incidence of any country, with 212.3 cases per 100,000 residents.
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The lowest incidence rates are found in Clare, Kerry, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, and Leitrim, all of which have reported zero or fewer than five Covid-19 cases today.
Yesterday, health officials confirmed five more deaths and 270 new cases.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said that it is “important to maintain the progress we have made in recent weeks.”
“Ireland now has the lowest incidence of Covid-19 in 14 days in the EU, according to the latest figures from the ECDC, and we must stand firm on this position,” Holohan said.
“As the country moves to Level 3, there is no room for complacency in our response to Covid-19.”
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that widespread immunity against Covid-19 in Ireland could be possible by next September, with the hope that a Covid-19 vaccine will be implemented next month.
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