123 new cases of Covid-19 in Meath

Yet another 123 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Meath today, as health officials warn of a deteriorating situation across the country.

Today's figures follow on from yesterdays confirmation of 185 cases in the county. There have now been 1,658 confirmed cases in Meath.

Heath officials this evening said 1,205 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, and a further three people have died.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is 1,838, and the total number of cases now stands at 46,429.

Of the cases notified today 614 are men, 590 are women, 71 per cent are under the age of 45 and the median age is 34.

Some 288 of today's cases are in Dublin, 173 are in Cork, 123 are in Meath, 97 are in Galway, 63 are in Cavan and the remaining 461 cases are spread across all remaining counties.

Public health authorities have frequently warned of a deteriorating situation across the country, and urged people to cut the amount of contacts they have.

“There has been further increases across all key indicators of Covid-19 and the growth rate of this epidemic has accelerated since NPHET last met,” Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said.

“Cases notified over the past week have increased by 82% compared with the previous seven days, from 3,514 to 6,382 cases,” Dr Holohan said.

He added that the 14-day incident rate in those aged 65 and older has increased from 92.9 per 100,000 on 7 October to 125 per 100,000 on 14 October.