Covid-19 Saturday: 10 deaths, 613 new cases confirmed

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 10 people with Covid-19 have died.

There has now been a total of 1,810* Covid-19-related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Friday 2^nd October, the HPSC has been notified of 613 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 37,668** confirmed cases of CO Covid-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

315 are men / 294 are women
68% are under 45 years of age
30% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
58 cases have been identified as community transmission
224 cases are in Dublin, 58 in Donegal, 46 in Cork, 44 in Kildare,31 in Limerick, 28 in Laois, 21 in Kerry, 19 in Galway, 17 in Clare, 13 in Meath, 12 in Louth, 12 in Monaghan, 9 in Offaly, 9 in Tipperary, 9 in Wicklow, 8 in Cavan, 8 in Wexford, 7 in Carlow, 7 in Sligo, 7 in Roscommon, 6 in Mayo , 5 in Kilkenny, 5 in Westmeath, with the remaining 7 cases in 3 counties.

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of Covid-19 in the community.

Dr Ronan Glynn, acting chief medical officer, Department of Health said: ‘The numbers being reported today and over the past week represent a significant escalation in the profile of Covid-19 in Ireland.

For those aged 70+ and those who are medically vulnerable, it is strongly recommended that you should limit the number of people you meet to a very small core group of family members, carers or friends, for short periods of time, while remaining physically distant.

‘We need to work together once again to make a significant impact on the number of cases in the community, and ultimately to reduce the number of people getting sick, being admitted to hospital and critical care, while protecting non-COVID healthcare services. I urge people in every county to follow the public health advice to stop the further spread of Covid-19.’

*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 1 death. The figure 0f 1,810 reflects this. 8 of the 10 deaths reported today occurred prior to September 2020.

To watch or listen to the Southern Star Coronavirus Podcast, please search ‘Coronavirus Podcast’ at the top right of this page or see the Southern Star on YouTube. This week’s podcast features an interview with Save Our Skibbereen campaigner Brendan McCarthy, on the first anniversary of the campaign’s victory over a proposed plastics factory in the town. The school principal also talks about coping with Covid in our schools, and how the festival circuit has been impacted by the pandemic.