Ireland records massive 727 new Covid-19 cases, no further deaths
The news was announced by Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan and the National Public Health Emergency Team on Monday evening
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Covid-19 Ireland cases: LIVE updates as NPHET reports hundreds of new cases amid third wave in Ireland
Today s Covid-19 could contain some major updates as cases spiral
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Ireland has tonight reported 727 new cases of Covid-19, with no new deaths.
The country is tonight receiving a vital update on the situation facing the country, as case numbers threaten to spiral out of control ahead of Christmas.
A number of health bosses – including Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan – have delivered fresh news about Ireland s Covid-19 fight – and one expert has warned the country is in a third wave.
Updated: 21 Dec 2020, 18:38
NPHET have warned that Ireland is clearly now in a third wave as 727 cases are confirmed today.
The Department of Health has announced no further deaths in the Republic, meaning the death toll remains at 2,158.
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People have been urged by the CMO to rethink their Christmas plans due to the surge in case numbers in recent daysCredit: Reuters
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There has now been a total of 80,267 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today, 62 per cent are under 45 years of age.
The median age of those infected by the deadly virus is 36-years-old.
311 of today s cases are in Dublin, 51 are in Kilkenny, 48 in Wexford, 44 in Donegal and 44 in Cork, while the remaining 229 cases are spread across 19 other counties.
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File image of Professor Philip Nolan.
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Image: Leah Farrell
PEOPLE IN IRELAND have been urged to revise their plans and stay at home this Christmas due to the “rapid change” in the country’s Covid-19 situation.
The chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Professor Philip Nolan said the country is “clearly now in a third wave of this pandemic” as 727 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed this evening.
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Image: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie
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