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There have been 811 new cases and three more deaths related to the coronavirus in the Republic, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) said on Tuesday.
The death toll now stands at 1,830 out of a total of 44,159 cases.
Of the new cases, 70 percent are in people under 45, with 190 cases in Dublin, 141 in Cork, 62 in Wexford, 51 in Kerry, 50 in Clare, and the remaining 317 cases are spread across all other counties. of the Republic. .
Border counties continue to have the highest infection rates in the state.
In Cavan, the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population is 412.2. In Donegal, it now stands at 354.9 and in Monaghan at 312.8. The next highest counties are Clare at 303 and Meath at 213.8.
Data on Tuesday showed that cases in Dublin have been fairly stable over the past two weeks at 180.9 per 100,000 residents, just above the national rate of 177.2 and below ten other counties.
Medical Director Tony Holohan said: “We have widespread community transmission in the country. The spread of COVID-19 is a problem for the entire population, so we call on every individual, every family, home, organization, workplace, to act according to public health councils. “
In the north, another seven deaths with Covid-19 and another 863 were reported on Tuesday.
In the last seven days, 6,286 new positive cases of the virus have been detected, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 21,898.
There are currently 150 patients in northern hospitals with Covid-19, including 23 in intensive care.
The city of Derry and the Strabane council area remain the worst hit in Northern Ireland, with a case incidence rate of 970 per 100,000 people over the past seven days.
That’s more than double the next highest rate, which is 462 per 100,000 in Belfast.
It comes as Robin Swann, the Northern Ireland Minister of Health, warned that Covid-19 infection rates will continue to rise if schools and the hospitality sector remain open.
Mr. Swann has presented expert scientific and health advice for Stormont ministers to consider.
The weekly shared power management meeting, scheduled for Thursday, was brought forward as an indication that decisions on new restrictions are imminent amid the rapid spread of the virus.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Republic’s Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe announced an “unprecedented” government budget of € 17.75 billion in “size and scale” in an attempt to address the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We have never experienced a challenge like this, but likewise Ireland has never given such a strong response,” Donohoe said while delivering a budget speech to the Dáil at the Dublin Convention Center.
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