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Coronavirus: 92 More Cases In Ireland

There have been 92 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. While there have been no new deaths...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

6:18 PM - 25 Aug 2020



Coronavirus: 92 More Cases In...

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Coronavirus: 92 More Cases In Ireland

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

6:18 PM - 25 Aug 2020



There have been 92 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

While there have been no new deaths reported today.

There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths and 28,201 confirmed cases here.

This includes the denotification of seven confirmed cases.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 52 are men / 38 are women
  • 69% are under 45 years of age
  • 46 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 11 cases have been identified as community transmission

There are 31 cases in Tipperary, 17 in Dublin, seven in Clare, seven in Wexford and five in Kildare.

The remaining 25 cases are in Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Wicklow.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, said: "While the number of cases reported each day remains high, the situation nationally has remained relatively stable over the past week.

"However, we have seen cases in 25 of the 26 counties over the past 14 days - including 473 cases in Dublin, 332 in Kildare, 120 in Tipperary, 84 in Limerick, 37 in Clare and 36 in Meath and Kilkenny.

"Measures introduced last week would not be expected to impact on the trajectory of the disease until early next week.

"In the meantime, we must continue to follow public health advice: reduce social contacts and avoid crowds, physically distance, wear face coverings and wash hands regularly."



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