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A total of 866 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ireland, while six more deaths have been confirmed.
It brings the total number of infections here to 60,297 since the pandemic began.
The latest figures were announced by the Health Department tonight.
Dublin has once again registered the highest number of new cases with 242, followed by Cork with 166.
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Meanwhile, 56 more infections have been reported in Donegal, 54 in Galway, 44 in Meath, and the remaining 304 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 328 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 43 are in the ICU. There have been 15 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
Of the cases reported today:
- 428 are men / 438 are women
- 63% are under 45
- The average age is 35 years.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said: “It is vitally important that if you have COVID-19 symptoms that you isolate yourself and call your GP for further advice.
“Self-isolation means staying in your room and avoiding contact with other members of your household. Doing this will protect the people you live with by disrupting the chain of transmission.
“I once again appeal to everyone to behave as if they were a close contact. Stay home, except for essential reasons. “
It comes after Taoiseach Micheal Martin warned people not to let their guard down when Ireland reaches a closing week.
The leader of Fianna Fail announced just over a week ago that the entire country would enter a six-week lockdown, with encouraging signs so far.
And now the Taoiseach asks people to follow the rules and Ireland can suppress the virus.
Mr. Martin said: “We cannot and must not lower our guard.
“We must continue to protect vulnerable people and work individually and collectively to reduce the rate of infection.
“I have no illusions about the challenge this part of the plan poses. I know we are asking a lot of people.
“Not only in the current phase of Level 5, but throughout the pandemic, the strain on people’s patience and the impact on their personal lives has been immense.”
The Taoiseach added that late November cases will decide what kind of Christmas Ireland has.
Mr. Martin said it is “too early” to say if the lockdown is working at the moment and it is just a matter of making cases “really low”.
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