Covid cases increase by 46 today

FORTY-SIX new cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There have been no deaths from the virus.

Some 32 of the cases are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case, with 15 cases located in Kildare, eight in Laois, seven in Clare, five in Offaly and the remaining 11 spread across nine other counties, and 85% of cases are in people under 45 years of age.

The Mayo figures – at 583 – reflect no change in cases in the county.

In his daily update, Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, said this evening: “The vast majority of young people in Ireland have followed public health advice and have made very significant sacrifices to protect themselves and others. People of all ages will occasionally slip up as they learn to live safely with this virus. We should not seek to attribute blame, but rather continue to encourage one another to build on and sustain the great efforts that we have all made to date.

“We continue to urge everyone to observe the safe behaviours that we recommend such as physical distancing, washing hands regularly, wearing a face covering where appropriate, avoiding crowds and doing all we can to protect each other.

“"NPHET continues to monitor the evolving situation very closely and will meet tomorrow.”