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The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) reported 470 Covid-19 cases and one more death on Friday.
There have now been a total of 1,801 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
The Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) has been notified of a total of 37,063 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases reported today, 225 are men and 242 women, while 68% are under 45 years of age.
40% have been confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case, while 68 cases have been identified as community transmission.
There are a total of 198 cases in Dublin, 61 in Cork, 36 in Donegal and 19 in Kildare and Limerick.
There are 12 cases in Kerry, 11 in Galway, 11 in Meath, 10 in Roscommon, 9 in Cavan, 9 in Clare, 9 in Kilkenny, 9 in Longford, 9 in Offaly, 9 in Westmeath, 8 in Louth, 7 in Tipperary, 7 in Wexford, with the remaining 17 cases in 7 counties.
Acting Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn said: “The situation nationwide is a matter of grave concern and NPHET now recommends that no more than 2 households meet at any one time.
“It is vital that everyone, families, friends and neighbors, limit the opportunities this virus has to pass from one person to another and stop the spread of the disease in homes.
“Behave like you have the virus and keep yourself and those around you safe – don’t take chances by hosting or attending meetings with more than one household.”
Taoiseach Micheál Martin warned on Friday that a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is taking place in Europe, as he expressed his condolences to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and his wife Melania after the couple tested positive.
“I can say as a preface to this, I wish President Trump and his wife Melania the best in terms of wishing them a speedy recovery,” Martin said on the sidelines of a summit of the 27 leaders of the European Union in Brussels.
“It is difficult for them to have tested positive for Covid-19 and we wish them a speedy recovery. It reminds us all of the current prevalence of this virus. “
Trump’s challenging Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, announced Friday night that he and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, had tested negative. Trump and Biden had a socially estranged debate in recent days.
The 27 EU leaders met to discuss the severe economic impact of the pandemic, among other issues, at a summit that had been delayed for a week because its president, European Council President Charles Michel, was forced to enter quarantine after exposure to the virus.
Martin said the leaders had agreed to work on greater coordination in the procurement and distribution of vaccines currently under development, and on a risk classification system in different countries that would harmonize travel rules across the EU.
“Today in the European Council it is very, very clear that a second wave is coming in Europe”, warned Mr. Martin, describing a “very similar pattern, younger people are infected first and then a higher incidence among the population in general”.
“There is a lot of concern about the economic and health impact of Covid and also the duration of this,” he added.
“The story in Ireland is not unique, it is quite similar to the pattern in Europe. It requires more coordination on several fronts. “
Nearly 1,000 people in Northern Ireland have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours in what is the largest daily increase since the pandemic began.
The daily statistics bulletin released by the Northern Ireland (DoH) Department of Health on Friday afternoon showed that 934 new cases of the virus have been identified in the past 24 hours.
The figure is more than double the previous highest number of daily cases, which was established just two days ago.
One more coronavirus-related death was reported, bringing the total recorded by the Department to 582.
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