The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3 additional deaths and of 811 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Of the cases notified today;
- 415 are men / 396 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 30 years old
Seven of today's cases were in Waterford and the incidence rate per 100,000 of the population 66.3.
Waterford had among the lowest number of cases of Covid-19 the country today and continues to have the lowest incidence rate of Covid-19
Elsewhere across the South-East there was a significant number of cases in Wexford reported by the HPSC today.
62 cases were confirmed in Wexford bringing the Covid-19 incidence rate there to 160.3.
190 of the new cases are in Dublin, 141 are in Cork, 51 in Kerry and 50 in Clare.
The remaining 317 are in all remaining counties including Waterford.
Seven additional Covid-19 cases in Waterford according to the HPSC's figures released this evening. #WLRNews pic.twitter.com/j7iOqasVbI
— WLR (@wlrfm) October 13, 2020
As of 2pm today 234 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 32 are in ICU. 22 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “We have widespread community transmission in the country. The spread of COVID-19 is a whole population issue, which is why we’re appealing to every single individual, every single family, household, organisation, workplace, to act on public health advice. You are the frontline defence against this disease.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “If we see community transmission patterns continuing to grow, we’re going to see more vulnerable groups being infected and the result of that, unfortunately will be further hospitalisations and deaths.
"Limiting your contacts, avoiding crowds and following basic public health measures will ultimately save lives.”
