Latest figures show lower levels of new COVID-19 cases locally
Numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases in Westmeath and Roscommon on Monday have fallen a little from the large levels reported in previous days.
According to the statistics from the Department of Health last night, there were 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Westmeath reported during Monday and less than five in Roscommon.
Westmeath had shown a significant total of 32 cases the previous day, while the number of cases in Roscommon on Monday is well down on the levels recorded over recent weeks.
Nationally, as of midnight Monday, there were another 811 confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to date to 44,159.
Three additional deaths related to COVID-19 were reported. There has been a total of 1,830 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Monday 12 October the HPSC has been notified of There has now been a total of
Of the 811 cases notified 415 are men and 396 are women. 70% are under 45 years of age and the median age is 30 years old
190 cases were in Dublin, 141 in Cork, 62 in Wexford, 51 in Kerry, 50 in Clare and the remaining 317 cases are spread across all remaining counties
As of 2pm on Tuesday, 234 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised, of which 32 were in ICU. There had been 22 additional hospitalisations in the previous 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.