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There are 14 new Covid-19 cases in Limerick, as the country marks six months since the first registered case.
Nationally, there are 142 new cases and no more deaths.
The official death toll stands at 1,777 and the total number of cases has risen to 28,270 in Ireland.
Limerick posted the fourth highest daily increase, along with Donegal, behind Kildare with 20 new cases and 58 in Dublin. Eight cases were confirmed in Wexford and six in Tipperary.
The remaining 21 cases are in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Mayo, Meath, and Wicklow.
Of the 142 new cases, 74 are men, 66 are women; 69% are under 45 years old; 32 they have been confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case; 19 cases have been identified as community transmission.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Medical Director of the Department of Health, said: “Today marks six months since our first case of COVID-19. It has been a very difficult time for many and few have been affected in any way by the negative effects of this pandemic.
“However, it has also been a moment of incredible solidarity, a moment in which the sense of community has come to the fore. We have seen innovation, cooperation, volunteerism and charity, and kindness on an enormous scale. Our frontline workers have stepped up time and time again.
“But to support all of this, each person has played their part by making the right decisions, many times, every day. Together, we have broken the chains of transmission and flattened the curve. As cases rise again, they are the same. behaviors that once again make a difference, protecting ourselves, our families and our communities. “
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