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OVER 252 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said tonight.
In a statement, he said that no more people confirmed with Covid-19 have died.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is 2,022, and the total number of confirmed cases is now 70,711.
Of the cases reported today:
- 124 are men / 128 are women
- 65% are under 45
- The average age is 34 years.
- 88 are in Dublin, 26 in Cork, 21 in Kilkenny, 16 in Louth, 16 in May and the remaining 85 are distributed in 20 counties
Ireland’s six-week period of Level 5 restrictions will expire next Tuesday, December 1.
However, it is not yet clear what measures will take effect from that date, as the number of new cases per day remains high.
Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss the matter with NPHET set to make its recommendation to the government on Thursday.
The Taoiseach said today that the Level 5 exit plan will be decided and made public “on Thursday or Friday.”
Micheál Martin said the Level 3 and Level 5 restrictions have worked, and said the narrative that says otherwise recently is not helpful. The numbers are “down a lot,” he said, adding that he wants them to go even lower in the coming days.
The Taoiseach said the government would have to “take into account” the effect that restrictions on domestic visitors had in stopping the spread of the virus.
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“What has emerged is that restricting visitors to homes, after introducing Level 3, appears to have had an impact. So we have to take that into account, ”he said.
Martin added that the government will look at the international evidence as well as the Irish experience on how best to chart a course forward.
More to follow …
With reporting by Christina Finn, Rónán Duffy and Orla Dwyer
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