Over 600 new COVID-19 cases reported with nine in Offaly

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Some 613 cases of COVID-19 were reported by midnight Friday, figures released tonight show.

And the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed that ten people with COVID-19 have died. Eight of these deaths occurred before September and were notified during the past 24 hours.

There has now been a total of 1,810 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Of the 613 new cases, 23 counties had five or more cases. There were nine new cases in Offaly by midnight Friday, bringing the total to 748.

There is now a total of 37,668 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the 613 cases notified

• 68% are under 45 years of age

• 30% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case

• 58 cases have been identified as community transmission

• 224 cases are in Dublin, 58 in Donegal, 46 in Cork, 44 in Kildare,31 in Limerick, 28 in Laois, 21 in Kerry, 19 in Galway, 17 in Clare, 13 in Meath, 12 in Louth, 12 in Monaghan, 9 in Offaly, 9 in Tipperary, 9 in Wicklow, 8 in Cavan, 8 in Wexford, 7 in Carlow, 7 in Sligo, 7 in Roscommon, 6 in Mayo , 5 in Kilkenny, 5 in Westmeath, with the remaining 7 cases in 3 counties.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said: “The numbers being reported today and over the past week represent a significant escalation in the profile of COVID-19 in Ireland.

“For those aged 70+ and those who are medically vulnerable to COVID-19, it is strongly recommended that you should limit the number of people you meet to a very small core group of family members, carers or friends, for short periods of time, while remaining physically distant.

“We need to work together once again to make a significant impact on the number of cases in the community, and ultimately to reduce the number of people getting sick, being admitted to hospital and critical care, while protecting non-COVID healthcare services. I urge people in every county to follow the public health advice to stop the further spread of COVID-19.”

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