Our top doctor has warned Ireland coronavirus "is still out there and has not gone away" as the country saw the biggest cases spike in a single day since May.
A total of 200 cases were confirmed to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today, leading acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn to describe the development as "deeply concerning".
It's the largest single-day report since May 14, when 10 deaths and 426 cases were announced.
While there were no deaths, he said we "now have multiple clusters with secondary spread of disease and rising numbers of cases in many parts of the country".
Dr Glynn said: "This is the largest number of cases in a single day since the beginning of May.
"We now have multiple clusters with secondary spread of disease and rising numbers of cases in many parts of the country.
"This is deeply concerning.
"NPHET will monitor this extremely closely over the coming days.
“This virus is still out there and has not gone away. COVID-19 seeks to capitalise on complacency and is just waiting for the opportunity to spread.
"I am asking everyone, especially those who are over 70 or medically vulnerable, to limit your contacts, keep your distance from other people and take extra care to heed public health advice."
There is now a total of 27,191 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The death toll still stands at 1,774.
Of the cases notified today;
- 103 are men / 96 are women
- 68% are under 45 years of age
- 68 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 25 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 56 in Dublin, 81 in Kildare, 13 in Tipperary, 8 in Limerick, 6 Laois, 6 in Galway, 5 in Kilkenny, 5 in Meath and the rest of the 20 cases are in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Louth, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Waterford, Wicklow.
