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OVER 1,012 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, the Department of Health said tonight.
The total number of confirmed cases is now 41,714.
In a statement, he said that three other people who were confirmed to have Covid-19 had died.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is 1,824.
Medical director Dr. Tony Holohan said he was “very concerned about the numbers we are seeing and how quickly they are deteriorating.”
“Today’s 1,012 cases were reported to HPSC over a 24-hour period until midnight,” he said.
Today’s figures are the highest since April 15.
The 14-day incidence rate of the virus is now 150 per 100,000.
Holohan said the rate of positive tests as of midnight Friday was 6.2%, double the number from two weeks ago.
Cases
Of the cases reported today, 511 are men and 496 women. The data shows that 71% are under 45 years of age.
The average age of current cases is 30 years.
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Dublin today registered 241 cases, 112 in Cork and 80 in Cavan. Seventy-two were in Meath with 66 in Galway and the remaining 441 cases were spread over 21 other counties.
Public health authorities have been urging people to limit their contacts amid a sharp increase in cases in recent weeks.
Since September 24, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the hospital has doubled. Health officials said there are now 199 people in the hospital and 31 in the ICU due to Covid-19.
Previously, 902 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland.
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