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There are 44 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Limerick, just released figures reveal.
It occurs when 11 more people diagnosed with Covid-19 sadly passed away, according to the Department of Health.
366 new cases of the coronavirus have also been confirmed. And nationwide, 34 people are being treated in intensive care.
The new cases in Limerick mean that there have now been 471 instances of Covid-19 locally over the past 14 days. And the incidence rate at the local level is 241.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, more than double the national rate of 121.3.
Yesterday, Limerick posted its biggest increase of 84 new cases.
There have now been a total of 1,995 deaths from the disease in Ireland, with a confirmed total of 68,696 contracting the disease.
Of the current new cases, 169 are men, 197 are women, with 61% of people under 45 years of age.
The average age is 38 years.
The majority of the new confirmed cases, 84, are once again reported in Dublin. Limerick is second in terms of number of cases with 44, followed by 34 in Cork and Donegal, and 24 in Roscommon.
The remaining 146 cases are spread across 20 other counties, including Tipperary which had 18 new cases, Kerry which had five and Clare which had fewer than this number.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said: “I am increasingly concerned that the positive trends we have seen recently have not been sustained. The five-day moving average of daily cases has risen from an average of 350 cases on the 11th. November to 424 today. We have two weeks to continue our efforts to reduce community transmission of this disease as much as possible. The lower the incidence, the more flexibility the country will have in easing measures. “
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