THERE have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has now been a total of 1,774 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Sunday 17th August, the HPSC has been notified of 56 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 27,313 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today:
- 29 are men / 27 are women
- 79% are under 45 years of age
- 35 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 12 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 26 in Kildare, 13 in Dublin and the rest of the 17 cases are in Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of Covid-19 in the community.
The National Public Health Emergency Team are meeting this evening to consider further recommendations for Government.
- To watch or listen to the Southern Star Coronavirus Podcast, please search Coronavirus Podcast at the top of this page or see the Southern Star on YouTube. This week’s podcast features an interview with Martin Hayes, legendary fiddler, ahead of this year’s Masters of Tradition music festival which will take place in a scaled-down format in Bantry, but also online.
- You can subscribe to the Southern Star Coronavirus podcast which is available on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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