Flattening the curve - Just one patient being treated for Covid-19 in Navan

As the number of new Covid -19 cases in the county begin to fall, there was just one patient being treated in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan on Monday night.

While the patient was in a critical care bed, there had been no newly confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours and there are no suspected cases awaiting confirmation in the Navan facility.

The major drop in confirmed new cases seems to indicate we are winning the war against Coronavirus, a local GP has issued a note of caution, warning we cannot become complacent.

Dr Seamus McMenamin also predicted that we will need to maintain social distancing and hand washing for a long time to come.

“While the numbers are low, if we relax the restrictions too quickly, we could see a spike again,” he warned.

The Dept of Health confirmed on Tuesday a further 24 people diagnosed with Covid-19 had died in Ireland bringing the total death toll to 1,488. There had been an additional 107 cases of Covid-19 bringing the total number of cases to 23,242 with the total number of confirmed cases in Meath now standing at 769.

In Meath, as of Monday, there were 760 confirmed cases but there was clear evidence that the number of confirmed cases was greatly reducing with just 43 additional cases reported in the previous seven days.

In the seven day period from 6th - 13th April cases rose from 168 to 289, some 121 cases.

Attention is now turning to the phased reopening of the country with local businesses voicing concerns over clarity and timelines for opening up.