67 new confirmed cases of Covid 19 in Mayo today Published: Thursday, 31 December 2020 16:42
1,620 new cases of covid 19 have been confirmed this evening and 12 more people with the virus have died.
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says the alarming escalation in the incidence of the virus in the general population gives great cause for concern.
There are 498 new infections in Dublin, 203 in Limerick, 89 in Galway, 73 in Cork and 67 in Mayo - the rest are spread across all other counties.
490 coronavirus patients are in hospital, of which 42 are in ICU.
A Galway TD is calling on the Government to open up the construction sector fully as Ireland is the only country in Europe where it is not fully operational. Sean Canney who is part of the Regional Group of Independent TD s says the construction sector in…
Anybody who you invite to a party, there will be many there who are already infected and unfortunately they ll infect more. So if we consider that one infection with ten layers of infection causes up to 54,000 infections it is one of the most infectious viruses around. My advice is there is no congregating, no house parties. Any meeting or congregating has to be stopped now.
Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has told Newstalk s
Late Breakfast With Mark Cagney suggestions that the restrictions could last into March are a possibility. I can t rule that out, I couldn t rule that out - but at the moment, we have a four week opportunity.
Covid-19: 1,620 new cases; 12 more deaths By Kevin O Mahony 1,620 new cases of covid 19 have been confirmed and 12 more people with the virus have died.
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says the alarming escalation in the incidence of the virus in the general population gives great cause for concern.
There are 498 new infections in Dublin, 203 in Limerick, 89 in Galway, 73 in Cork and 67 in Mayo - the rest are spread across all other counties.
490 coronavirus patients are in hospital, of which 42 are in ICU.
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Dr Tony Holohan said the current levels of transmission of Covid-19 are “simply unsustainable”. By Órla Ryan Thursday 31 Dec 2020, 9:01 AM Dec 31st 2020, 9:01 AM 32,807 Views 134 Comments
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer
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PEOPLE NEED TO “look at their plans” in the coming weeks and reduce their contact with other people as the country deals with the third wave of Covid-19, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said.
The government has announced the country is to re-enter a Level 5 lockdown for at least a month after a new daily record for the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases here.
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Search By Live95 News Team 203 more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Limerick this evening.
1,620 new cases of covid 19 have been confirmed and 12 more people with the virus have died.
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says the alarming escalation in the incidence of the virus in the general population gives great cause for concern.
There are 498 new infections in Dublin, 89 in Galway, 73 in Cork and 67 in Mayo - the rest are spread across all other counties.
490 coronavirus patients are in hospital, of which 42 are in ICU.