HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed a further 92 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
It brings Ireland’s total number of Covid-19 cases to 28,201*.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) also announced that no further deaths related to Covid-19 have been confirmed.
The number of people in this country with coronavirus who have sadly died now stands at 1,777.
Of the cases notified today:
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said: “While the number of cases reported each day remains high, the situation nationally has remained relatively stable over the past week.
However, we have seen cases in 25 of the 26 counties over the past 14 days, including 473 cases in Dublin, 332 in Kildare, 120 in Tipperary, 84 in Limerick, 37 in Clare and 36 in Meath and Kilkenny.
“Measures introduced last week would not be expected to impact on the trajectory of the disease until early next week. In the meantime, we must continue to follow public health advice – reduce social contacts and avoid crowds, physically distance, wear face coverings and wash hands regularly.”
*Validation of data at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has resulted in the denotification of 7 confirmed cases. The figure of 28,201 confirmed cases reflects this.
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