The country’s top medical doctor has issued a stark warning as Dublin has recorded over half of new COVID-19 cases today.
A whopping 93 out of the 164 infections confirmed this evening were in the Dublin area.
The second highest number of cases were in Kildare at 22 people.
Dr Ronan Glynn has warned against “mixing of households” where possible following the sharp rise in the number of people contracting the deadly virus.
He said: “We have seen a significant number of cases in Dublin, Kildare, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork and Carlow over the past number of days. I would urge people everywhere to follow the public health advice and reduce mixing of households where at all possible.
“As we head into autumn when people are more likely to have cold or ‘flu-like symptoms please do not adopt a wait and see approach.
“The greatest protection you can give your family and friends is to isolate as soon as you have any symptoms and contact your GP by phone.
“Remember, there should be no charge for either a consultation with your GP nor for a COVID-19 test should you require one.”
No further deaths were reported today as the death toll from coronavirus stands at 1,777.
The overall number of confirmed cases of the virus is 28,363 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today;
- 83 are men / 81 are women
- 65% are under 45 years of age
- 80 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 21 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 93 in Dublin, 22 in Kildare, 10 in Tipperary, 9 in Cork, 8 in Carlow, 6 in Waterford, 6 in Offaly and the remaining 10 cases are in Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth and Roscommon.
