CMO 'increasingly concerned' as 11 deaths and 366 new cases confirmed
There has been 11 additional death related to Covid-19, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
All of the deaths reported today occurred in November. So far this month, there have been 61 Covid-related deaths.
The death toll in the Republic now stands at 1,995.
The HPSC has been notified of 366 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Dublin continues to account for the highest number of cases with 84 followed by 44 in Limerick, 34 in Cork, 34 in Donegal, 24 in Roscommon.
The remaining 146 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of 2pm this afternoon, there are 274 people with Covid-19 being treated in hospital with 31 in ICU.
There have been 14 hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said he is "increasingly concerned" that the positive trends seen recently "have not been maintained".
“The 5-day moving average of daily cases has increased from an average of 350 cases on the 11th November to 424 today," he said.
“We have two weeks to continue in our efforts to drive down community transmission of this disease as much as possible. The lower the incidence the more flexibility the country will have in easing measures.”Â
A further nine people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, with a further 549 confirmed cases of the virus having been confirmed.
Earlier, a proposal to introduce fines for people caught drinking outside was withdrawn by the Cabinet today, amid internal opposition.
Fine Gael and Green ministers were said to be “vehemently opposed” to the kneejerk response to weekend scenes of crowds drinking in Dublin, even though Gardaà found no breach of Covid social distancing rules.
A memorandum from Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was withdrawn after opposition was voiced at Cabinet.
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