There has now been a total of 1,777 deaths in Ireland
As of midnight Friday 21st August, the HPSC has been notified of 156 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There is now a total of 27,908 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Validation of data at the HPSC @hpscireland led to the denotification of 1 death. The figure of 1,777 reflects this.
As of midnight Friday 21st August, the HPSC @hpscireland has been notified of 156 confirmed cases of #COVID19.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) August 22, 2020
Of the cases notified today;
- 81 are men / 75 are women
- 71% are under 45 years of age
- 68 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 15 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 55 in Dublin, 36 in Kildare, 12 in Tipperary, 9 in Limerick, 7 in Kilkenny, 6 in Waterford and the remaining 31 cases are in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “This weekend, if you are having people over, please have no more than 6 visitors, from no more than 3 households, to your home."
It is vital that people all across the country follow the public health advice. If you have any symptoms, isolate and contact your GP by phone immediately.”
