Two more deaths and 767 new cases

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There have been two more coronavirus-related deaths and 767 new cases of the disease reported to the Health Department.

It brings the total number of cases nationwide to 62,750. This includes the denotation of 19 previously confirmed cases. The total number of deaths is 1,917.

In total, there were 103 confirmed Covid-19-related deaths in October of which 39 were in nursing homes. This compares with 36 deaths in September and five in August.

The 14-day national incidence rate is now 248 cases per 100,000. The five-day average is 671 cases per day.

The number of people in the ICU with the disease is 44, three less than yesterday.

The latest figures from the Health Service Executive show that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in hospitals here is 322 with 16 new admissions in the last 24 hours.

Cases reported today include 321 in Dublin, 84 in Cork, 47 in Meath, 34 in Limerick, 24 in Roscommon and the remaining 257 cases are spread across all other counties.

The HSE has reiterated that it is too early to say that the recent positive signs are an ongoing trend and GPs have warned people not to let their guard down.

In Northern Ireland, another eight coronavirus-related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 724, along with an additional 493 cases of the virus.

There are currently 379 Covid-19 patients being treated in hospitals there, 52 of them in intensive care.

Medical director Dr. Tony Holohan told a news conference that it was “too early to say” if the National Public Health Emergency Team is satisfied with “where we are and where we should go” regarding the restrictions. current.

He said they are seeing a continued reduction in the positivity rate in terms of testing and a high level of testing activity across the population.

GPs are noticing a downward trend in the number of requests and referrals for tests.

However, NPHET had not seen as great a reduction in cases in Dublin as it would like. Dr. Holohan was also concerned about the number of infections among those 65 and older.

When asked about Christmas and people returning home from abroad to visit their families here, Dr. Holohan said that NPHET would consider travel advice in the coming weeks.

He wouldn’t rule out lowering the Level 5 restrictions earlier than planned, but added: “I can’t imagine, at this stage, I’m in a position to recommend that.”

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Meanwhile, 200 trainees and 60 instructors from Garda University in Templemore are being dispatched on front-line assignments today to help their colleagues during Covid-19.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee said on Twitter: “We owe them, and all the men and women of An Garda Síochána, our appreciation for the work they do to help suppress the virus.”

Earlier today, the Central Bureau of Statistics said that the excess mortality for the period from March to September this year is estimated between 876 and 1,192.

The calculation assumes that, in the absence of deaths from Covid-19, mortality would have followed a similar trajectory to that of previous years.

Also today, the head of the World Health Organization said he is quarantining himself after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed that he has no symptoms.

“I have been identified as a contact for someone who tested positive for # COVID19,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.



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