COVID-19: 127 new cases verified in Ireland

There have been 127 more validated cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

While no new deaths have actually been reported to the Health care Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

There has been a total of 28,578 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,777 deaths here.

This overall includes the denotification of one case.

Of the cases informed on Friday:

  • 70 are guys/ 57 are women
  • 80%are under 45 years of age
  • 66 are confirmed to be associated with break outs or are close contacts of a validated case
  • Eight cases have been recognized as neighborhood transmission

Some 52 cases are in Dublin, 13 in Monaghan, nine in Tipperary, 8 in Meath, 8 in Wexford and eight in Roscommon.

The staying 29 are located in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Waterford, Westmeath and Wicklow.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Performing Chief Medical Officer, said: “While the variety of people in important care stays steady we have seen an extra eight people hospitalised in the last 24 hours.

” If cases continue to rise we will see an unavoidable boost in the number of individuals hospitalised.

” All of us have a role to play in avoiding that from taking place.

” This weekend it is essential that individuals play their part by decreasing social contacts.

” Do not drop your guard just because you are satisfying people near to you.

” Keep in mind that just because somebody looks well, that does not indicate they are COVID complimentary.”

Main image: Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, gives an upgrade on COVID-19 from the Department of Health in Dublin. Picture by: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews. ie

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