Coronavirus: 16 people have died in Republic bringing total deaths to 174

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The National Public Health Emergency Team has reported 370 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 5,364

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There is also a growing number of outbreaks in residential institutions, where 26 clusters have now been reported. Most of these - 18 - are in the east.

It shows a total of 1,163 healthcare workers have become infected with coronavirus; foreign travel accounts for only 101 of these cases. The Vice-President of the Irish College of General Practitioners Dr Nuala O’Connor said the hubs will keep patients from “overburdening the hospital system”.“Somebody like myself who is a GP, I’m going to have a number of patients who have Covid-19 and are recuperating at home.

“We are trying to make sure that as the figures increase that we can make sure not to overburden the emergency rooms and healthcare systems if at all possible.” Assistant secretary general in the Department of the Taoiseach Liz Canavan commended the “strong uptake” of the scheme established to encourage employers to keep workers on their books during the current crisis.

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