252 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland

Meath had less than five new cases of Covid -19 reported today, according to the Department of Health.

A further 252 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said this evening bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70,711.

No deaths were reported today and the death toll remains at 2,022

Of the cases notified today:

124 are men / 128 are women

65per cent are under 45 years of age

The median age is 34 years old

88 are in Dublin, 26 in Cork, 21 in Kilkenny, 16 in Louth, 16 in Mayo and the remaining 85 are spread across 20 counties

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan welcomed the slight drop in the figures but said NPHET remained concerned about the high numbers.

He cautioned that some of the data is showing “a change in the level of concern, of worry in the population” which had returned to levels last seen in July. This means the level of fear of contracting the coronavirus in the public had dropped, which Dr Holohan said could cause people to “drop their guard”.