Six deaths and 675 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed another 675 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland this afternoon.

The Health Department has reported another six deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of people who have died to 1,896.

The new cases confirmed today bring the total number of cases in Ireland to 59,434.

Of the cases confirmed today, 309 are men and 364 women, with an average age of 35 years.

65% of the people with a reported case in today’s figures are under the age of 45.

At 2:00 p.m. today, 328 Covid-19 patients are in the hospital, of which 41 are in the ICU.

There have been 19 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.

Of the current cases, there are 199 in Dublin, 104 in Cork, 67 in Meath, 50 in Limerick and 41 in Kildare, while the remaining 214 cases are spread over 20 other counties.

Six counties – Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, Wexford, Waterford and Leitrim – reported fewer than five new cases of Covid-19 today.

The 14-day national incidence is now 299 per 100,000 cases.

Validation of the data at the Health Protection Surveillance Center has identified eight previously confirmed cases, which is reflected in the current total figure of 59,434 cases.

Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said that “everyone should be aware of the actions to take if they have symptoms or are waiting for a test or are a contact for a confirmed case.”

“If you have symptoms of Covid-19, you should isolate yourself and call your GP for more advice,” said Dr. Holohan.

“If you’ve been referred for a test or are waiting for a test result, you need to isolate yourself,” he said.

“If it is a confirmed case of COVID-19, it must isolate itself for 10 days.

“If you are identified or have been identified as a close contact of a confirmed case, you must restrict your movements.”

At last night’s National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) briefing, officials said they did not anticipate the need to advise the government to keep schools closed after the midterm recess.

Dr. Holohan said that “in terms of the data that we are looking at, we do not anticipate that we will be in a situation where we will go back to advise the minister to inform the government that for public health reasons, we would not. I see right now that schools should not reopen as planned. “

Holohan also said that typical Halloween celebrations would not be possible this year, and that children or families from different households should not come together to mark the day.

“The kind of mix that would occur is the social settings we’re all familiar with around Halloween time: visiting each other’s houses, gathering at night for the kinds of celebrations we all miss, these things just don’t go me I fear it will be possible this year, ”Holohan said.

Earlier today, the Northern Ireland Department of Health confirmed that nine additional deaths and 840 new cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in the North.