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PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed a further 470 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 37,063.
There has been one new death as a result of Covid-19 were confirmed today, bringing the total number of people who have died as a result of the virus to 1,801.
Of today’s cases, 198 were confirmed in Dublin, which is currently under Level 3 restrictions.
The newest figures were released by the Department of Health this evening.
Of the cases notified today, there are 61 in Cork, 36 in Donegal, 19 in Kildare, 19 in Limerick, 12 in Kerry, 11 in Galway, 11 in Meath, 10 in Roscommon, 9 in Cavan, 9 in Clare, 9 in Kilkenny, 9 in Longford, 9 in Offaly, 9 in Westmeath, 8 in Louth, 7 in Tipperary, and 7 in Wexford.
The remaining 17 cases are spread among 7 counties.
225 of the cases are among men, 242 are among women, and 68% are among people under the age of 45.
40% of the cases reported today are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case, while 68 were caused by community transmission.
In a statement, acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said that the “situation nationally is a matter of serious concern and NPHET is now recommending that no more than two households should meet at any given time”.
“It is vital that everyone – families, friends and neighbours – limit the opportunities this virus has to move from person to person and stop the spread of the disease across households,” Glynn said.
“Behave as though you have the virus and keep yourself and those around you safe – don’t take a risk by organising or attending gatherings with more than one other household.”
Yesterday, Ireland saw its highest number of confirmed cases since 26 April with 442 new cases and four deaths.
Cases were confirmed in every county around the country yesterday, with the highest number in Dublin, Cork, and Donegal.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended further nationwide visitor restrictions yesterday as it noted concern over the severity of Covid-19 in Ireland.
NPHET recommended that household visits in any county should be limited to six people from only one visiting household, both in counties that are currently at Level 2 and those at Level 3.
In a statement, NPHET said that it “noted a particular concern in relation to trends in indicators of disease severity”.
“There are 119 people in hospital with 20 in critical care and there were 32 deaths in September,” NPHET said.
The current reproduction number (“R number”) of Covid-19 in Ireland is estimated to be between 1.2 and 1.4.
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- 6 confirmed cases in ICU
- 26 confirmed cases in hospital
- 4 admissions to hospital in the last 24hrs
- 3 discharges from hospital in the last 24 hrs
- 659 tests in the last 24hrs, positivity rate is 1.5% in the last 7 days
@Anna Anna: Really is time for society to open again. 26 in hospital and again no deaths. Yet 600,000 on waiting lists for appointments. We need a brave Government to call a halt to this lockdown madness.
@Paul Potts: exactly Paul
@Anna Anna: 659 test seems very lol compared with the 13k tested at the weekend
@Anna Anna: would it be possible to start testing people randomly? like at major construction sites etc it may be a good idea and give a broader outlook of what’s happening with the spread of the virus, also locate more asymptomatic cases
@Martin: yeah, maybe the demand wasn’t there. Yesterday the figure was 52061 tests in the last 7 days. Today it is showing as 52720
@Paul Potts: If the virus was to go widespread in the community and over run the hospitals how many of the 600,000 on waiting lists some who would be in the vulnerable bracket would die.
@Martin: that would also feed into the hysteria too they and likely lead to calls for a stricter lockdown.
@tirnanog1979: It hasn’t happened anywhere else. Yes cases are rising but deaths are not. Take Italy for example. Everything open. I absolutely agree with protecting society but we need an end game.
@Martin: with track and trace system do they run out of people to test until next new cluster appears and the cycle starts again ? If that’s true it makes it appear that it’s the lockdown that is causing the fall in cases rather than a drop in testing .. an important distinction for deciding if lockdown actually works .
@tirnanog1979: what ifs rather than getting treatment. is that what we are down to now.
@Paul Potts: it worries me, that in 6 months time we are going to have a lot of cancer deaths due to people not being able or afraid to go to the doctors.
@Anna Anna: and what about long term effects? These will effect hospital numbers in the future.
@tirnanog1979: how many will die due to lack of healthcare & diagnosis and follow up monitoring despite empty hospitals is the urgent question you should ask. You digress about covid as if undiagnosed cancers or other serious conditions , their treatment & diagnosis are consequence free & only covid 19 poses a threat. Covid 19 threat next to hospital epic waiting lists is nothing.
@tirnanog1979: if if if
@Anna Anna: it probably would but if so many people are asymptomatic there should be less hysteria,
obviously the virus is out there in the population because lockdowns have not worked, I would welcome more testing if it meant opening up the country and avoiding more restrictions
@Isabel Oliveira: Limerick is over capacity and potentially cancelling surgical & medical procedures- who told you the hospitals are empty?
@Paul Potts: where is the lockdown
@Madethyme: Probably will. You just have to decide if you’re more scared of getting COVID or cancer.
@Tony Lyons: Our country is effectively shut off from international travel, going against the advice of the EU, EASA and the ECDC.
For example the price of an export of a pallet of cargo is twice what is was pre Covid.
We are a society which is dependent on travel. 140,000 direct and indirect jobs depend in it. It’s worth over 7 billion to the Economy annually.
@Isabel Oliveira: Hospitals aren’t empty by a long stretch, numbers on trolleys and low number of available critical care beds would indicate they are far from empty.
@Anna Anna: open!
@Paul Potts: yes!!!
@Martin: I work on a major construction site. Nobody is randomly sticking one of them swabs anywhere near me. So you can forget that hair brain idea.
@NotMyIreland: all reports I’ve seen are of quieter hospitals and nobody on trolleys. most appointments are cancelled if they involve intubation ( except emergencies), screening services like cervical check or breast check and endoscopies are still not happening. Only emergencies are being dealt with or things one can’t stop like dialysis or chemotherapy & radiation They’re certainly not as busy as usual and it will be a tragedy we will see in 6 months time sadly.
@Isabel Oliveira: Where do you get your reports from? Symptomatic cancer referrals are still occurring, with subsequent treatment. Screening only picks a small percentage of cancers
@Isabel Oliveira: I’ve had my smear and colposcopy in the last 2 months. They are running extra clinics.
@Anna Anna: omg
Its a moving 7 day…
Increase of 659, meaning c8k tests done yesterday
@Paul Potts: that’s right, patting each other on the other on the back a month ago when the hospital admissions were in the low teens, and still clapping each other on the back though they have effectivily doubled…..where did I see that attitude before……..oh yeah, now I remember……….a couple of weeks after the June 29th opening when new cases started rising. Now look where we are where they are concerned!
@Madethyme: exactly
@Bountyop: The Mater public also full this past 2 months – My Mam aged 91 was admitted in mid-June and as it was full she was 2 days in the A&E waiting on a bed to be freed on a ward. She went in there covid free and was transferred to another facility after 3 weeks covid free. Our thanks to the Mater for their extra meticulous covid measures that kept her safe.
@GClare: Yes – me also…had colposcopy in June after March appt cancelled – and my post cancer surveillance BreastHealth checkup went ahead in July in Mater/Eccles unit after it had been cancelled in April…annual mammogram ordered but there is indeed a backlog so may be Oct for that and would be 3 months delayed from last years appt in July 2019. The Mater public’s been full for 2 months coz my Mam’s been in there and had to wait 2 days in the A&E on a ward bed to be freed. She went in there covid free and was there for 3 weeks and came out covid free. These are my FACTS.
Why isn’t the Rosderra meat factory story getting more media attention? It’s outright appalling how they’ve treated staff there.
For those unaware: 3 weeks ago the Rosderra meat processing plant in Edenderry was shut down due to multiple confirmed cases of Covid 19. The owners then proceeded to move staff from the infected plant in Edenderry to an uninfected plant in Clara.
The staff in Clara were understandably concerned at the prospect of people from an infected plant being introduced to theirs and staged a walk out strike. Rosderra responded by refusing to pay them forcing staff to return to work in the plant.
Now over 2 weeks later they have confirmed multiple Covid cases in the Clara plant.
@Rochelle: wtf
@Rochelle: Just to clarify there were 4 confirmed cases in the plant and were reported yesterday from tests conducted the day before. Furthermore the close contacts of infected workers were traced and tested also. In total it was 12 people including close contacts. something should be done to prevent this from happening again.
@Rochelle: Corruption at its finest. Disgrace.
@Rochelle: won’t be a mention as it’s owned by big daddy Goodman.
No deaths is the best news of all, hardly any in recent weeks cases will continue to go up and down but you can’t keep lockdown forever.
@SB: Ikr
@Tom, open the pubs. Got there before you and it’s still not funny. Love Karen :)
@Olivia Smith: How could you! :0
@Olivia Smith: who’s tom and what did he do
@Joe Moore: Joe toms sleeping. Give him a shove to wake him up!!!
@Beer Belly 0476: An alcoholic as far as I can see. :)
@Olivia Smith: sorry I’m late I was in the pub all day, spending my dole, locked now!
@Olivia Smith: open the pubs and everything else. Nothing funny about putting so many people out of work/business.
@Tom Bombdadil: Dont forget the chipper on the way home!!! Loads of grease.
@Kenneth Long: Pal your late to the joke.
Why has Tipp not been set restrictions
@Dave Connolly: what is their 14 day average per 100’000
Tipp next for lock down?
Open the pubs
So we opening the pubs now? Back under 100 were grand
Phil Hogan ladies and gentlemen….
What a man.
Where are all the deaths that the scaremongers on here were saying that we’d see? Don’t see them. The people that are dying with Covid are potentially not even dying as a result of having it.
Open Kildare, lock down Tipp.
Great that there are very little death now
@Michael Hanley: nice grammer mike
@Beer Belly 0476: Low blow..
@Beer Belly 0476: Grammar*
@Beer Belly 0476: grammar
@Alanna Murphy: Nice one :D
@Alanna Murphy: I definitely didn’t do that on purpose
@Beer Belly 0476: there’s no chance at a comeback now!
@Beer Belly 0476: sometimes your better off keeping quiet
@Beer Belly 0476: Grammar even.
@Michael Hanley: *you’re
Tipp next to lock down!
Its a long way to Tipperary!! Hold my beer says phil hogan!!!!
Lets open up when the schools go back including EU boarders,
@Wheresmyjumper: EU boarders?
@Decko49: Yes, the foreigners who stay over at the weekends…
@Decko49: ya day pupils too
Lucky Leitrim staying Covid free
52 + 38 = lets see mmmmm 92
Your turn Tipp
Lockdown the world.
No information location???
@Brian Flavin: Give it time..
@Joe Moore: hello joe , update RTE AERTEL Local covid
31 tipperary
17 Dublin
7 clare
7 wexford
5 kildare
Remaining 25 cases in Carlow, cavan, cork,donegal,louth, neath,Monaghan and wicklow
@Brian Flavin: Is Aertel still a thing?
@jackamy: use digital rearview have aertel still start 10 years ago
Lockdown
They’ve reported the denotifications!
@Anne Marie Devlin: just noticed that they’ve reported the headline figure before denotifications. 7 have been denotified, so 85 cases today
Mushroom people.
What’s going on in Meath? Where are these cases and how is it being spread?
Why Oh Why is Kildare still being Punished, Is it not time to Free Kildare. Maybe We need to start the Conspiracy theories.
@Seamus Moran: agreed especially with offaly and laois now reopened
Good news with no deaths time to start opening up the country more
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