There has been a total of 84 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
Of these, 51 are in Dublin, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Kildare and the remaining 22 cases are located in Cork, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wicklow.
None are in Laois.
1,810 cases have been diagnosed in the last 14 days. 913 of those were in Dublin, 137 in Kildare, 123 in Limerick, 58 in Tipperary and 53 in Wexford. The remaining 527 were spread across 21 counties.
There is now a total of 30,164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
While sadly another three people have died from the virus too – meaning 1,781 people have now lost their lives. The Department have confirmed that four people have now died in the last five days.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “We continue to see a concerning pattern of cases, particularly in Dublin. Transmission is diffuse across the county, is in all age groups and is mainly being driven by social interaction within and between households.”
Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said; “While the reproduction number for Ireland as a whole is close to 1.0, the reproduction number for Dublin alone is approximately 1.4. We are seeing increasing case numbers in Dublin, growing close to 5% per day.
“If this were to continue, the number of cases would double every 14 days. Given the size of Dublin’s population it is essential we prevent any further spread now – by limiting our social contacts and taking precautions during any essential contacts.”
Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer, HSE, said; “The greatest risk of transmission to school children is in the home setting. International experience reveals that reopening of schools has not been associated with significantly increasing community transmission.
“Instead, it is transmission of virus within communities that poses the greatest threat to schools. Again, we urge all households to think through their social plans. To keep within the 6 indoor/ 15 outdoor person gathering limits and apply physical distancing in all settings.”
Bad figures for Dublin
The 14-day incidence of Covid-19 infection in Dublin has risen significantly in recent days to 70.8 cases per 100,000 people, according to data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre for the two weeks ending at midnight on 7 September.
The rate was 53.2 just six days ago. Within Dublin, with the highest recent infection rates have been in the Dublin South East region where, in the past 14 days, there have been 84.9 infections for every 100,000 people.
Dublin North West had the second highest incidence with 82.3 cases per 100,000.
Dublin South has the lowest 14-day incidence of Covid-19 in Dublin, with just 39.7 cases per 100,000 people. This has been unchanged over the past six days and is substantially lower than the rate for all other areas of Dublin.
It is also lower than the disease incidence rate per 100,000 people in eight counties outside of Dublin, including Kildare (69.2), Limerick (66.2), Leitrim (49.9), Carlow (49.2), Monaghan (44) Longford (41.6), Tipperary (40.7) and Offaly (39.8).
Everyone should be aware of the risk factors for getting COVID-19:
- Distance – the risk of getting COVID-19 increases as the distance between you and others gets smaller. Keep 2 metres apart where possible
- Activity – How you spend time with people and what you do with them can increase your risk. Follow the government’s Stay Safe Guidelines when spending time with others
- Time – The more time you spend in close contact with other people can increase your risk of getting COVID-19. Keep track of who you spend time with and how
- Environment – Being outdoors is safer than being indoors. Where possible, meet with others outdoors. If this is not possible, keep windows and doors open when meeting others inside
- Symptoms – Know the symptoms. If you have them self-isolate and contact your GP immediately
Public Health Advice for all citizens available here:
Know the symptoms of COVID-19
- a fever (high temperature – 38 degrees Celsius or above)
- a cough – this can be any kind of cough, not just dry
- shortness of breath or breathing difficulties
- loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
- flu like symptoms
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