There have been 10 further deaths related to COVID-19 reported by the Department of Health today, along with 1,062 new cases.
There have been 58 new cases reported in Galway today. The 14 day incidence here has now fallen to 415.8.
The deaths occurred in people aged between 45 and 101. The median age of those who died was 79 years old.
As of 2pm today there were 1,436 COVID-19 patients hospitalised in Ireland, of whom 207 were in the ICU. There have been 38 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
“While we have experienced very significant improvement in incidence over recent weeks, I am concerned that it appears to be slowing down at much too high a level of infection,” said Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer.
Dr Holohan said that people need to exercise “real care” in any circumstances where they come into contact with other people.
“In particular, workplaces and retail settings need to review their existing protocols and ensure that their staff and customers are protected as much as possible.”
“Given the prevalence of the B117 variant [British strain] and how infectious it is, it is extremely important that people take all preventative measures possible, including staying home.”
There have now been a total of 197,553 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, and 3,317 deaths related to the disease.
Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 57 confirmed cases.
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