There have been three deaths and a further 357 cases of Covid-19, health officials report this evening.
There has now been a total of 1,787 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
At least one of the newly diagnosed cases of Covid-19 is in Donegal. This figure will be confirmed by the Department of Health tomorrow.
It comes as 25 new cases of the virus were confirmed in Co Donegal over the weekend.
As of this morning, there are currently 13 people in ICUs with the virus and a further 68 people in hospital nationwide.
Figures from Letterkenny University Hospital (as of 8pm last night) showed that there is one patient with the confirmed case of Covid-19 receiving intensive care.
Of the cases notified by Nphet today:
- 85 are men and 172 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- 38% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 60 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 218 are in Dublin, 18 in Louth, 12 in Waterford. 11 in Kildare, 9 in Cork, 8 in Kerry, 8 in Limerick, 8 in Meath, 7 in Westmeath, 6 in Wicklow, 5 in Offaly, 5 in Roscommon, 5 in Mayo, 5 in Tipperary and the remaining 32 cases are located in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo and Wexford
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “In the first half of 2020, Ireland responded swiftly to a new and unpredictable pandemic. Our collective response suppressed the curve, saved lives and put us on a solid foundation to deal with COVID-19 going forward.
“Now, we must focus on our response to the pandemic in the medium term. Today, Government launched a 5-Level framework. At the heart of this framework are three core messages:
- simple measures taken by everyone are our best defence against COVID-19
- no single measure will work in isolation, what matters is combination prevention
- continued cooperation and solidarity across society remains central to our response
“The basic preventions against the spread of COVID-19 remain unchanged; wash your hands regularly, physically distance from others including friends and family, wear a face covering, know the symptoms and what to do if you experience them.”