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The Center for Health Protection Surveillance was informed today of 10 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Limerick.
As of midnight Wednesday, the HPSC has been notified of a further 240 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. There has been one more death in Ireland of a person with the virus.
Of the cases reported today;
47% confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
44 cases have been identified as community transmission
119 in Dublin, 19 in Wicklow, 17 in Kildare, 16 in Donegal, 15 in Waterford, 10 in Limerick, 8 in Cork, 6 in Louth, 5 in Wexford and the remaining 24 cases are in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary, Westmeath.
119 are men / 120 are women
61% are under 45
There have now been a total of 1,789 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
There are now a total of 32,023 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Medical Director of the Department of Health, said; “50% of current cases are in Dublin. Now we are seeing a higher proportion of cases in older age groups.
“Act now to save lives. Limit your contacts as much as possible. Assume that you and the people you know are contagious, keep your distance, and do your part to keep others safe. “
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