There are 1,012 new cases of Coronavirus as well as three further deaths, according to the figures released this evening.
As of midnight Friday 9th October the HPSC has been notified of 1,012 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 41,714 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,824 deaths.
Of the cases notified today;
- 511 are men/496 are women
- 71% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 30 years old
- 241 in Dublin, 112 in Cork, 80 in Cavan, 72 in Meath, 66 in Galway, and the remaining 441 cases are spread across 21 other counties.
As of 2pm today 199 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “I am very worried about the numbers we are seeing and how quickly they are deteriorating.
“All of today’s 1,012 cases were notified to the HPSC over a period of 24 hours up to midnight.
“The 14-day incidence rate has increased from 108 per 100,000 last Sunday to 150 per 100,000 today, which represents a 39% increase.”
Meanwhile, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said it is “heartbreaking” that 60,000 people have had to go on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) following the introduction of further restrictions around the country.
The entire country joined Dublin and Donegal earlier this week on level 3 of the Government’s Living with Covid-19 plan and as a result the hospitality sector has largely had to shut once again.
Speaking on Newstalk’s Down to Business with Bobby Kerr, Mr Varadkar said that the Government does not take the decision to increase restrictions lightly.
“Just in the last week, 60,000 people went back on the unemployment payment, laid off for the second time in a year.
“No government wants to be making those kinds of decisions and we don’t make them lightly.
“We certainly won’t go to level 4 or level 5 unless we believe it’s necessary.”
