There have been 416 new cases of COVID-19 verified in the Republic, according to the Department of Health.
There have actually been five additional deaths connected with the infection in the past 24 hours.
The current figures bring the total amount of cases here to 61,456, while the variety of coronavirus-related deaths stands at 1,913
The numbers are reflective of the denotification of 19 confirmed cases of the virus.
Of the latest cases, 64%are under 45 years of age, while the median age is 34 years of ages.
Regarding the across the country distribution of cases, 87 remain in Dublin, 62 in Cork, 41 in Mayo, 37 in Galway and the remaining 189 cases are spread out across 20 other counties.
196 are men and 230 are women.
As of 2pm today, 320 people are now receiving treatment in hospital for the virus after 19 new admissions in the past 24 hours.
Of those patients, 41 remain in ICU.
The 14- day occurrence rate per 100,000 of the population now stands at 268.7.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health stated: “We are making development in reducing the current rise of COVID-19
” Ireland is presently one of only 4 countries in the EU with a reduction in its seven-day incidence.
” Nationally, our reproductive number has reduced to about 1.0.
” We are working jointly to accomplish suppression, but it is prematurely to relieve our efforts.
” The occurrence is decreasing in young adults but it continues to rise in those aged over75 We have more to do but we are on the right track.”
He stated previously today on Twitter that we are making development with the infection, particularly youths, however that it is “too early to stop” and “we need to keep it up”.
He warned that coronavirus rates are still increasing amongst those aged over 65.
We are making progress on #COVID19 – we are following public health guidance. Youths especially. Finest country in EU in most recent 7-day rates. – too early to stop. Rates still rising in >65 s and have actually not dropped in Dublin. We require to keep it up. @HSELive @roinnslainte
— Dr Tony Holohan (@CMOIreland) October 31, 2020
Meanwhile, 649 brand-new cases of COVID-19 have actually been taped in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours.
There have actually also been 11 additional deaths reported by the Department of Health there.
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