Doctors urge Cork people to 'double-down' on efforts as Covid cases rise

Penneys store, nursing home, and two secondary schools all confirm cases

The Penneys outlet at Wilton Shopping Centre, Cork, where a staff member has tested positive for Covid. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Doctors in Cork are urging people to double-down on public health guidelines as the region’s Covid-19 cases rise.

Four separate premises across Cork City confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, with an employee at Penneys in Wilton testing positive for the virus, Care Choice confirming an 'incidence of Covid' at its nursing home in Montenotte, and two secondary schools reporting cases.