Another 217 coronavirus cases confirmed, the biggest daily rise since May
The HPSC also said there were no further deaths meaning the death toll remains at 1,777. File picture: Colin Keegan
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has announced that another 217 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19.
It is the highest daily increase in new infections since May.
Dublin has 103 of them, 25 are in Kildare, 17 in Limerick, 17 in Tipperary and the remaining cases are spread across 16 other counties.
It brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 29,025 after three previously confirmed cases were denotified.
The HPSC also said there were no further deaths meaning the death toll remains at 1,777.
Dr Ronan Glynn said: “While the number of cases today is the highest daily reported figure since May, the five-day moving average remains relatively stable at 115 cases per day.
"However, this is still a substantial number of cases and I urge everyone to double down on their efforts now – wash hands regularly, physically distance from others, wear face coverings where appropriate, avoid crowded areas, know the symptoms, isolate and contact your GP if you have any concerns."
- 103 are men / 113 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- 51% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 19 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 103 in Dublin, 25 in Kildare, 17 in Limerick, 17 in Tipperary, 7 in Waterford, 7 in Wicklow, 6 in Clare, 5 in Louth and the remaining 30 are located in Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kilkenny, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Westmeath and Wexford.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar highlighted that the country had gone 10 days without notification of another Covid-19 death.
“217 positive tests for Covid reported today but 10 days with no reported deaths,” he tweeted.
“Similar pattern across Europe. Second wave of cases started months ago but at this point there’s no significant second wave of illness, hospitalisation or death.”
In the North, another 49 people have tested positive for Covid-19, their Department of Health said.
No new deaths were reported there today, leaving the total at 560.
