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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cormac O'Shea

Coronavirus Ireland: Only three counties yet to have confirmed Covid-19 case

Three counties in the Republic of Ireland have so far avoided any confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

It was announced on Monday night that up until Monday night Leitrim, Laois and Monaghan so far have zero cases.

Dublin so far has the highest amount of cases with 129 cases, Cork is next with 48, Limerick 14 and Galway 12.

This analysis was done up until midnight on Monday when 271 cases were confirmed and two deaths from the virus were recorded.

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There are now 366 cases here in total after 74 new cases were announced on Wednesday night.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Health, said: “Again, today we are seeing another increase in case numbers. The importance of social distancing cannot be underestimated. Everyone must play their role.

“We need to continue maximising our efforts to interrupt new transmission chains and keep clusters under control.

“Reduce your social contacts to those in your closest family network.

"Practice social distancing. Stop shaking hands and hugging when you say hello.”

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