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While Donegal, Louth and Waterford counties have the highest rates of Covid-19 infection outside of Dublin, Acting Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn warned that other counties will follow if people don’t reduce their contacts.
Speaking at tonight’s Covid-19 Government briefing, Dr. Glynn said that Donegal, Louth and Waterford were the most concerning, adding that the increase in cases in Galway and Cork was alarming.
He also said that the situation is improving in Limerick, Tipperary and Leitrim as people follow public health advice.
“This week we are especially focused on Donegal, in Louth, in Waterford, in the north part of Wicklow, on the east side of Kildare. We are seeing an increase in cases in Cork, we are seeing an increase in cases in Galway. Likewise, we are Seeing an improvement in the situation in Limerick, in Tipperary, in Leitrim, those improvements happened because people responded to our advice. “
Of the current 234 cases:
- 115 are men / 119 are women
- 68% are under 45 years old
- 49 percent confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 34 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 103 cases are in Dublin, 30 in Donegal, 22 in Galway, 21 in Cork, 13 in Wicklow, 12 in Louth, 9 in Kildare, 8 in Meath, with the remaining 17 spread over 10 counties
Dr. Glynn said it was of particular concern that the majority of cases in Donegal were in the 15-24 age group.
“Donegal in particular has a high incidence, speaking to the director of public health in that area today, and I can see from the evidence tonight, in Donegal more than one in three cases are in people 15 to 24 years old. There are a lot of number of extended family and family outbreaks, so it’s really important in the counties I’ve listed, Donegal in particular, that people heed advice and cut off their social contacts.
“It is Donegal today, it will be another county tomorrow, it will be another county the next day. I implore people not to wait until they hear a warning from this table and to cut down on their social contacts now.”
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