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Coronavirus: 5 Additional Deaths, Over 1000 New Cases Confirmed

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 19:17

National news updates on Wednesday 14th October.

Home visits:

Cabinet has agreed to ban all household visits nationwide from tomorrow.

While Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal are all set to be moved onto level four restrictions.

Cabinet Ministers are still meeting tonight in government buildings with an announcement expected in the next hour.

Latest figures:

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 1,835 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Tuesday 13th October the HPSC has been notified of 1,095 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 45,243* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

Of the cases notified today;

529 are men / 552 are women

70% are under 45 years of age

The median age is 31 years old

246 in Dublin, 185 in Meath,128 in Cavan, 118 in Cork, 63 in Kildare and the remaining 342 cases are spread across all remaining counties.

As of 2pm today 232 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. 9 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “Today, we again report a daily new confirmed case figure over 1,000. This situation is extremely concerning. Every single one of us has a role to play.

“We each need to reduce contact with other people as much as possible, so that means staying at home, working from home where possible, practicing physical distancing and stopping discretionary socialising.”

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “People must now make choices. Stop meeting up in groups, stop socialising, stop organising play dates, parties and other social activities. People must recognise that the disease is a direct threat to themselves and their families. Now is the time for each of us to act.”

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

*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 11 confirmed cases. The figure of 45,243 confirmed cases reflects this.

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 13 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

  

Today’s Cases

(to midnight 13/10/20)

  

14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population

(14 days to midnight 13/10/20)

 

  

New Cases during last 14 days

(14 days to midnight 13/10/20)

  

NATIONAL

  

1,095*

  

190.7

  

9,079

  

Cavan

  

128

  

571.0

  

435

  

Monaghan

  

31

  

360.0

  

221

  

Donegal

  

29

  

353.7

  

563

  

Clare

  

22

  

307.2

  

365

  

Meath

  

185

  

299.9

  

585

  

Cork

  

118

  

209.4

  

1,137

  

Sligo

  

14

  

207.5

  

136

  

Limerick

  

28

  

192.4

  

375

  

Roscommon

  

8

  

189.0

  

122

  

Kildare

  

63

  

188.3

  

419

  

Dublin

  

246

  

185.4

  

2,498

  

Longford

  

<5

  

181.0

  

74

  

Wexford

  

23

  

174.3

  

261

  

Galway

  

50

  

174.0

  

449

  

Westmeath

  

9

  

171.2

  

152

  

Louth

  

56

  

153.6

  

198

  

Kerry

  

14

  

153.0

  

226

  

Leitrim

  

<5

  

146.7

  

47

  

Offaly

  

<5

  

142.4

  

111

  

Laois

  

<5

  

135.8

  

115

  

Kilkenny

  

7

  

104.8

  

104

  

Mayo

  

13

  

89.7

  

117

  

Tipperary

  

11

  

82.7

  

132

  

Carlow

  

<5

  

80.8

  

46

  

Wicklow

  

8

  

77.2

  

110

  

Waterford

  

6

  

69.7

  

81

  

*Further validation is required on 13 of today’s cases and they are not yet assigned to a county.

 

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