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An additional 240 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, 119 of them in Dublin.
That brings the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 32,023.
Health chiefs also confirmed another coronavirus-related death.
1,789 people have lost their lives due to illness related to the coronavirus in Ireland.
Of the cases reported today:
- 119 are men / 120 are women
- 61% are under 45
- 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.
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. “
The acting medical director warned that Dublin is a “reservoir of disease” that could spread the coronavirus to the rest of the country.
The stern warning came in a letter sent by Dr. Ronan Glynn to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly last week.
The letter, which was sent on September 11, included an advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team to the Government ahead of the completion of the new five-tier plan Living with COVID announced earlier this week.
Dr Glynn wrote: “The size of Dublin’s population means that it represents a major reservoir of disease which, if left unchecked, has the potential to spread widely and rapidly both within Dublin and to other areas of the country.”
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