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There are 15 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Limerick, revealed tonight.
But the incidence rate of the disease has fallen once again, from 181.6 per 100,000 residents last night to 170.9 tonight in the city and county. The national average is 93.7 per 100,000.
There have been a total of 333 locally confirmed cases in the last 14 days.
Nationwide, the Health Protection Surveillance Center has confirmed seven additional coronavirus-related deaths. It means that the total number of deaths from the condition is now 2,050.
Another 243 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported, bringing the number to 71,942 statewide.
Of the current new cases, 137 are men and 104 are women. The majority, 71%, are people under 45, with an average age of 32.
Once again, Dublin has the highest number of new cases: 91. This is followed by 26 cases in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 16 in Waterford and 15 in Limerick.
The remaining 77 cases are spread across 18 other counties, including six in Co Kerry and fewer than five in Co Tipperary.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, about 254 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 31 are in intensive care. Twenty more people have been admitted to the hospital with the disease in the last 24 hours.
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