HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE ACTUALLY verified there have actually been no additional deaths from Covid-19
Figures from the Department of Health this evening also show another 93 cases of the virus have been notified to the National Public Health Emergency Group.
It brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Republic of Ireland to 28,453 *. The overall variety of deaths now stands at 1,777
Of the 93 cases alerted today:.
- 52 are males, and 41 are females
- 70%are under 45 years of age
- 73 are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 12 cases have actually been determined as neighborhood transmission
- 34 in Dublin, 7 in Kildare, 6 in Donegal, 6 in Laois, 5 in Limerick, 5 in Wexford and the remaining 30 cases remain in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Louth, Meath. Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wicklow.
How cases are increasing
There have actually been 392 active Covid-19 outbreaks which are still being managed by public health authorities, of which 252 belong to celebrations in personal homes
There has been one outbreak in a pub-restaurant that involved26 cases, which subsequently resulted in 10 additional cases in another office.
Another restaurant had19 cases and this involved staff, consumers, and was connected with a different household break out.
Another break out involved 6 cases in a sports club, and there was then transmission at an associated social gathering resulting in 19 further cases
There was an outbreak in a retail outlet that involved seven cases amongst personnel, some of whom worked while symptomatic.
This breakdown of cases was provided by Dr John Cuddihy, Director of the Health Protection Security Centre.
” We are identifying break outs in a number of different settings such as personal homes, offices and social settings,” Dr Cuddihy said.
Congregated settings are perfect environments for this disease to spread out in between individuals. All of us need to prevent such parishes if we are going to break the chains of transmission of the infection.
Response
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly advised individuals to maintain social distancing when meeting up with individuals, even if it is a good friend or relative.
Performing Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn stated there was a “sluggish growth” of Covid-19 in Ireland and urged people to lower their contacts.
” If we do this and keep practicing the other safe behaviours by continuing to physical range, prevent crowds, wash our hands, cover our coughs and sneezes, use a face mask where appropriate and download the Covid Tracker app, we have a real possibility of slowing the spread of the infection to where we want it to be.”
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Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, stated: “The R-number is now between 1 and 1.2. While this is an enhancement on what we have seen recently, it is still not where we wish to be.”
Validation of information at the Health Protection Security Centre has led to the denotification of 3 confirmed cases.
With reporting from Stephen McDermott
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