No new deaths and 188 more confirmed cases

Tonight's official statistics show that there were 188 confirmed cases reported up to midnight on Sunday, with no new deaths.

Of the 188 new cases, 76 are in Dublin, 25 in Cork, 21 in Donegal, 16 in Kildare, 13 in Galway, seven in Roscommon and Waterford, with the remaining 23 cases spread across 12 counties.

There has now been 33,121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

There has now been a total of 1,792 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Of the cases notified during Sunday 71% are under 45 years of age; 36% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case; 19 cases have been identified as community transmission; 76 cases are in Dublin, 25 in Cork, 21 in Donegal, 16 in Kildare, 13 in Galway, 7 in Roscommon and 7 in Waterford, with the remaining 23 cases spread across 12 counties.

The most recent official county breakdown dates to midnight on Saturday.

At that stage there had been 741 confirmed cases in Westmeath, up four, and 386 in Roscommon, up one.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The spirit of the response to COVID-19 since the outset of this pandemic has been solidarity and cooperation. While this pandemic is a uniquely challenging time for everyone, we can and will support one another in getting through this.

“Encourage your family and friends to heed the public health advice. Now more than ever, we need to work collectively. Our individual actions count on a population level.

“Every one of us doing our bit in our daily lives - halving our social contacts, working from home, keeping our distance, wearing a face covering, washing our hands - matters a great deal. These small, positive steps taken together amount to our best and strongest defence against the virus.”