Health officials have confirmed a further 138 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
There have been no further Covid-19 related deaths.
At least one of the new cases is in Donegal. The figure will be confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team on Monday.
Donegal has had 33 new cases of Covid-19 in the past two weeks. The total number of cases in the county since the outbreak began is now 545, after five cases were confirmed yesterday.
Data from Letterkenny University Hospital showed that there were two patients with Covid-19 receiving care as of 8pm last night.
Of the cases notified today:
- 59 are men and 79 are women
- 67% are under 45 years of age
- 39% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 23 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 68 are in Dublin, 13 in Limerick, 9 in Galway, 9 in Kildare, 5 in Cork, 5 in Wexford, 5 in Wicklow, and the remaining 24 cases in Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, and Westmeath.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
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