Four new confirmed Covid-19 cases for Connaught region

Four new confirmed Covid-19 cases have been recorded in respect of the five counties in Connaught this evening.

Two were registered in Mayo, bringing the total to 560, and two in Roscommon, which now stands at 310.

Galway remains on 445, Sligo 129 and Leitrim 82.

Of the 1,526 cases in the province, in excess of 1,000 have recovered to date.

Nationally, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 12 people with Covid-19 have died.

There have now been a total 1,583 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11 a.m. today the HPSC has been notified of 76 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

There is now a total of 24,391 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Today’s data from the HPSC, as of midnight on Tuesday (24,274 cases), revealed 7,747 cases are associated with healthcare workers.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “We have experienced six consecutive days of under 100 new confirmed cases in Ireland. 

"This is very positive and demonstrates the extent to which the public’s actions have limited the spread of this disease. 

"However, it is only through continued commitment to hand washing, respiratory etiquette and physical distancing that we will remain successful in suppressing the spread of Covid-19 through the community.”

Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said: “Most indicators continue to improve, with ICU and hospital admissions, number of cases per day and number of deaths per day continuing to decline. 

"Prevalence of the virus remains low in the community. The reproduction number is well below one, so our task remains to maintain low transmission of the virus.”