53 new cases, no deaths, Mayo unchanged and 23,364 recover to date

Fifty-three new confirmed Covid-19 cases have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

It brings the total to 28,811.There are no new deaths, the total remaining at 1,777.

Mayo's position is unchanged with 588 cases, over 92 per cent of which have recovered.

It's the county's ninth day without a new case.

Nationally, 23,364 Covid cases in Ireland have recovered.

Of the cases notified today:

28 are men and 25 are women.

75% are under 45 years of age.

27 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case.

14 cases have been identified as community transmission.

25 are in Dublin, 11 in Limerick and the remaining 17 cases are located in Kildare, Longford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Laois, Meath, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, acting chief medical officer, said the department was notified of 154 new clusters were in the week up until 29 August.

There are 392 open clusters nationally at present.

There were 10 new clusters in workplaces reported in the week until 29 August, 107 cases are associated with workplace outbreaks, with 58 cases in meat processing plants.

He said there are 69 clusters in residential care facilities which remain open, of which 28 are in nursing homes.

Following the decision to lift the remaining restrictions in Co Kildare from today, Dr. Glynn thanked the people of Kildare, and in Laois and Offaly, for their efforts.