Seven new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Donegal so far this week – marking a significant reduction on recent figures.
The Bank Holiday Monday saw the lowest daily increase in Covid-19 cases in Donegal since 14th September, when two cases were detected in the county.
720 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Republic up to midnight Monday 26th October.
There have been five additional deaths related to the virus, bringing the a total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 1,890.
Donegal has recorded 508 new cases of Covid-19 in the past two weeks. The 14-day incidence rate is now 319.1 per 100,000 population, while the national average is 307.6 per 100,000.
Of the cases notified today:
- 348 are men and 371 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- the median age is 32 years old
- 228 in Dublin, 130 in Cork, 47 in Galway, 31 in Meath, 27 in Limerick and the remaining 257 cases are spread across another 20 counties
As of 2pm today, 341 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 38 are in ICU. There have been 29 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
