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Yesterday another 506 cases of Covid-19 and one death from the virus were confirmed in the state, as new figures were made public about where the incidence of infection is highest.
Lifford / Stranorlar in Co Donegal remains the national “hotspot” for Covid-19, with a 14-day incidence of 602.6 cases per 100,000 people, according to the figures.
This is more than five times the national average of 116.4, figures published in the Government data center show.
Granard in Co Longford has the second highest incidence nationally, at 384.1, while Monaghan’s local constituency ranks third, at 317.3. Kimmage / Rathmines has the highest incidence in Dublin, at 306.1, and the fourth highest figure nationally.
Other areas outside of Dublin with high levels of the virus (an incidence greater than 200) include Buncrana in Co Donegal, Kilrush in Co Clare, Boyle in Co Roscommon, Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan, Galway City Central, Ennis, Cork City South-Central and Bray. East in Co Wicklow.
In the capital, Ballyfermot / Drimnagh, Ongar, Dublin North Inner City and Swords also have incidents greater than 200.
Of the 506 new cases confirmed Thursday, 64 percent are under 45 and 39 percent are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case, the National Public Health Emergency Team said in a statement. 59 cases have been identified as community transmission.
Some 91 of the new cases occurred in Dublin, 76 in Cork, 53 in Donegal, 42 in Meath, and the remaining 244 cases were located in 21 counties.
In the north, figures released by the Health Department Thursday afternoon showed 923 people had tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the second-highest total on record. In the last seven days, 4,674 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the North, out of a total of 17,110 since the start of the pandemic. One more coronavirus-related death was reported, bringing the total recorded by the Department to 587.
The North’s prime minister and deputy prime ministers warned Thursday of difficult and significant decisions ahead as the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continues to rise.
Dr Illona Duffy, a GP in Monaghan Town, said the same level of coronavirus restrictions had to be adopted on both sides of the border.
“If you look at their numbers compared to our numbers, and you realize that their population is a third of ours, it’s just a huge number, just crazy, so the risks are so much higher being there,” he said.
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As of Monday, restrictions similar to the Level 3 measures in place in the state were introduced in Derry and Strabane, but conditions are more relaxed in the rest of the north.
“We have to make sure that having severe restrictions on one side of the border doesn’t mean that people start flooding on the other side of the border,” Dr. Duffy said.
He said that the young people, including some who had finished their Leaving Cert, had rented apartments in Belfast and had been socializing in the city, and that while “a lot of the initial cases came from that,” they had returned home and spread. . the virus more widely in the community.
Meanwhile, nearly 400 private households experienced outbreaks of Covid-19 last week, according to the Center for Health Protection Surveillance. The 395 disease clusters reported in private homes involved 3,199 cases.
The country’s four Catholic archbishops have requested a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin to address concerns about the loss of massive services during the Covid-19 restrictions. In their letter they say that for many, the loss of these spiritual supports can be a source of great anxiety and fear, and can have a detrimental impact on their overall health and well-being.
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