“We’re now managing a significant number of connected outbreaks, leading to a large number of cases reported today, it remains to be seen over the coming days how that will settle,” prof Nolan said.
He said as of Tuesday models put the R-number in the State at just below one, but there was significant uncertainty around the current estimates, he said. Dr Ronan Glynn, acting chief medical officer, said the additional figures were a “significant increase” on the numbers reported over recent weeks.“We are now at a crucial point in our response to Covid-19. Over the coming days it is vital that everyone continues to avoid large crowds, physically distance, wear face coverings where appropriate and wash hands regularly.
Public health officials “need to watch this extremely closely,” in particular over the next two days, he said. “Now is not the time for a knee jerk reaction,” he said.Nphet also said that two previous coronavirus-related deaths in the Republic have been denotified. The HSE said 68 per cent of the new cases were under 45 years of age and that 26 cases are located in Kildare, 18 in Dublin, 11 in Clare, 9 in Laois, 7 in Limerick, 4 in Meath and the remainder are spread across 7 other counties.News
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