Coronavirus Ireland: Young people hit by big jump in Covid-19 cases as Dr Ronan Glynn issues warning

There was a big jump in coronavirus cases recorded in young people over the last 24 hours, latest statistics reveal.

This evening 40 more cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Ireland.

And 30 of these infections were in people under the age of 45, the Acting Chief Medical Officer confirmed.

While the median age of all the new cases is 33-years-old.

Dr Ronan Glynn warned that anyone who feels they may have been a close-contact of someone with Covid-19 must come forward for a test immediately.

He said: “Today’s cases are spread across a range of different settings and age groups.

"75% of cases are under 45 years of age, with a median age of 33 years. At least half of today's cases were known close contacts of other confirmed cases.

“It remains vital that if a person is concerned that they have been in contact with a confirmed case or is experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, that they isolate and come forward for testing without delay.”

The rise tonight brings the total number of infections here to 25,929.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer. (Stephen Collins / Collins Dublin)

There has now been 1,764 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland since the outbreak began.

While the latest HPSC figures show that Dublin once again saw the biggest rise in new infections, followed by Kildare.

A total of 22 counties saw no further rise in case numbers in the 24 hours up to midnight on Sunday, July 26.

Here is the latest county-by-county breakdown:

County	Number of cases	% of total	Change since yesterday
Carlow	179	0.7	No change
Cavan	867	3.4	No change
Clare	372	1.4	No change
Cork	1563	6	+1
Donegal	472	1.8	No change
Dublin	12464	48.1	+5
Galway	493	1.9	No change
Kerry	317	1.2	No change
Kildare	1538	5.9	+3
Kilkenny	356	1.4	No change
Laois	268	1	No change
Leitrim	83	0.3	No change
Limerick	591	2.3	No change
Longford	288	1.1	No change
Louth	792	3.1	No change
Mayo	576	2.2	No change
Meath	825	3.2	-1
Monaghan	541	2.1	No change
Offaly	487	1.9	No change
Roscommon	346	1.3	No change
Sligo	149	0.6	+1
Tipperary	544	2.1	No change
Waterford	166	0.6	No change
Westmeath	677	2.6	No change
Wexford	223	0.9	No change
Wicklow	713	2.8	No change