Covid-19: 1,066 cases, three more deaths as Ireland enters a six-week lockdown



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The Health Department has reported 1,066 more cases of Covid-19 tonight, while three more people with the virus have died.

The total number of cases is now * 54,476, while there have been a total of 1,871 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Of the cases reported today;

  • 536 are men / 528 are women
  • 67% are under 45
  • The average age is 32 years.
  • 244 in Dublin, 104 in Galway, 98 in Cork, 92 in Meath and the remaining 528 cases are distributed in all the remaining counties.

Thirty-seven people with the virus are currently being treated in the ICU, 3 more than yesterday.

The 14-day national incidence rate is now 302, surpassing 300 per 100,000 population for the first time.

The lowest national incidence rate in 14 days was in 3rd July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

The incident rate in Cork is now 339.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the highest nationally is in Cavan with a rate of 1,055.5.

Dr. Tony Holohan, Medical Director of the Department of Health, said; “We are now at Level 5 because the disease is at very serious levels in our country and represents a significant risk to public health.

“We all need to stay home, except for essential jobs and exceptional circumstances. If you are a confirmed case isolating yourself at home, if you are a close contact from a confirmed case, restrict your movements at home, if you experience symptoms or believe you are a close contact, restrict your movements and contact your doctor header “.

Dr. Heather Burns, Deputy Medical Director, Department of Health, said; “The incidence of 14 days was 3 per 100,000 at the end of June, today it is 302 per 100,000 inhabitants. The risk of being exposed to COVID-19 is now 100 times higher than it was 4 months ago. Limit your risk by staying home and following public health advice. “

Professor Philip Nolan, Chairman of NPHET’s Irish Epidemiological Models Advisory Group, said: “The breeding number is 1.3-1.4 nationally. Our collective goal now is to suppress the transmission of the virus and bring our number of cases to manageable levels. If we work together to get the breeding number to 0.5, we should be able to reduce cases to less than 100 per day in six weeks. “

Dr. Colm Henry, Clinical Director, HSE, said; “Based on our experience, widespread community transmission results in the spread to vulnerable groups in congregated settings. The most effective measure to protect vulnerable groups, including nursing homes, is to significantly reduce community transmission. Each of us has a role to play in achieving this. “

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on key COVID-19 indicators in the community.

* Data validation at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 12 confirmed cases. The figure of 54,476 confirmed cases reflects this.

Today’s cases, incidence rate of 14 days per 100,000 population and new cases in the last 14 days (at midnight on October 21, 2020) (incidence rate based on 2016 census county population)

County

Today’s Cases

(until midnight 21OCT2020)

14-day incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants

08OCT2020 to 21OCT2020)

New cases in the last 14 days

(08OCT2020 to 21OCT2020)

IRELAND

1,066

302.5

14,404

They dig

56

1,055.5

804

Meath

92

659.9

1287

Westmeath

sixteen

417.9

371

Monaghan

22

404.0

248

Sligo

30

396.7

260

Galway

104

355.7

918

cork

98

339.7

1,844

Donegal

56

321.0

511

Kildare

40

306.1

681

Clare

18

302.1

359

Wexford

19

301.2

451

Limerick comic

44

293.0

571

Louth

42

289.4

373

Longford

<5

283.8

116

Leitrim

<5

271.5

87

Kerry

22

269.5

398

Roscommon

19

258.7

167

Dublin

244

253.3

3,412

Carlow

22

242.4

138

Mayonnaise

36

227.6

297

Laois

fifteen

222.0

188

Offaly

6

221.9

173

Kilkenny

14

177.4

176

Waterford

25

173.0

201

Wicklow

eleven

127.1

181

Tipperary

8

120.3

192



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