Covid-19: How one case became 30

Dr Mai Mannix said these cases shows just how easily the virus can spread. File Picture.

The importance of maintaining a two-metre social distance with all close contacts is graphically illustrated by the revelation that one Covid-19 case inadvertently infected another 29 different people over a three-week period.

This revelation coincides with a “frightening” increase in Covid-19 cases in Clare with a dramatic increase in the 14-day incidence of the virus from 70.7 to 244.9 per 100,000.