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There have been 1,718 new confirmed cases of Covid 19 in the last 24 hours and 13 more deaths.
The national 14-day incidence rate has risen to 272.7, while 455 COVID-19 patients are being treated at the hospital.
It is the highest number of daily cases recorded since the pandemic began.
358 in Dublin, 164 in Cork, 155 in Louth, 150 in Donegal, 112 in Galway and the remaining 779 cases are distributed in all other counties.
Across the region there are 66 new cases in May, 32 in Sligo, 7 in Roscommon and less than 5 in Leitrim.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 455 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized, of which 37 are in the ICU. There have been 60 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Medical Director of the Department of Health, said; “Ireland is no longer in a containment phase and is once again in a mitigation phase. Given current levels of transmission in the community, all people should be considered potentially infectious.
“It is essential that we all limit our contacts to our own home now, restrict our movements, and do not give COVID-19 any more opportunities to spread.
“Everyone needs to stay home, except for essential jobs or care. This is not the time to visit other houses. “
Professor Philip Nolan, Chairman of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modeling Advisory Group, said; “The number of reproduction is still very high and is currently estimated at 1.6 – 1.8. The growth rate is estimated to be 7-10% per day with a doubling time of 7-10 days.
“We must take immediate action to prevent an almost unimaginable scenario, where the number of cases in 7 to 10 days is double what it is today. Stay at home.”
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