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Sunday Covid-19 update; Waterford doesn't feature in counties with high number of new cases

Sunday Covid-19 update; Waterford doesn't feature in counties with high number of new cases
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There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

And once again Waterford is not listed among the counties with a high number of cases.

However, nationally the picture looks as follows: 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday evening.

Of those,  100 cases are in Dublin, 55 in Cork, 31 in Donegal, 24 in Limerick, 23 in Galway,17 in Clare, 14 in Sligo, 13 in Roscommon, 10 in Kerry, 8 in Tipperary, 8 in Wicklow, 7 in Kildare, 6 in Kilkenny, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Cavan, 5 in Mayo, 5 in Meath, with the remaining 27 cases in 9 counties.

Earlier today, figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre state that 41 cases have been confirmed in Waterford over the last two weeks - giving an incidence rate of 35.3 per 100,000 people.
The national average is now 108 cases per 100,000.
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There are reports the National Public Health Emergency Team has been meeting today, however it's unlikely the cabinet will consider their recommendations tonight (Sunday). Depending on what those may be, a decision will come tomorrow or Tuesday.

Stay tuned to WLRfm.com on air and on line for the latest news as it relates to Waterford.

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