Dr Ronan Glynn warns five counties being closely watched as Ireland s lockdown lifted
Ireland s strict lockdown has been significantly eased today
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Dr Ronan Glynn has warned that five counties are being closely watched over a higher level of coronavirus cases as the country reopens.
4 additional deaths and 434 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed.
197 of the cases are in Dublin, 44 in Cork, 34 in Kildare, 20 in Limerick, 20 in Meath and the remaining 119 cases are spread across 16 other counties.
There have been less than five cases reported in Waterford, where the counties 14 day incidence rate stands at 70.6 per 100,000 people.
126 covid patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU.
The 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 of the population is 129.7.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says we are seeing the impact of vaccination:
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