17 new Covid-19 cases in today's figures for Waterford

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

Of the cases notified today;

• 511 are men / 518 are women
• 70% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 30 years old
• 235 in Dublin, 232 in Cork, 60 in Galway, 47 in Limerick, 47 in Kerry, and the remaining 410 cases are spread across 21 counties.

In Waterford there have been 17 new cases confirmed today.

169 cases have been confirmed in Waterford in the past fortnight, 118 over the last 8 days.

Waterford's 14-day incidence rate is now 145.5 per 100,000 people. (see table below)

As of 2pm today, 298 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “If you have symptoms of COVID-19, if you are waiting for a test result or if you are a confirmed case, you must self-isolate for 10 days from when you first develop symptoms. Self-isolation means staying in your room, away from other members of your household.

“If you live in a house with a confirmed case do not go to work or school. You must stay at home and restrict your movements for 14 days.”

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 18 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)