The Department of Health confirmed a further 11 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland today.
Another death was announced as Dr Tony Holohan marked since months since the virus arrived into our lives.
There is now a total of 25,473 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland while 1,736 have died from the disease.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “Today marks 6 months since the WHO first received reports of what we now know to be COVID-19.
“Since then, there have been 10 million cases and 500,000 deaths reported worldwide.
“We know more about this virus and how to limit its spread than we did 6 months ago. It is very important that we keep up the national effort to reduce the impact of this disease in our country.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “Each person should risk assess their own environment to inform their personal decisions and actions during this pandemic.
“We know how this virus spreads, we know the public health behaviours required to protect ourselves and others, we must continue to be aware of the disease and limit its spread.”
County by county breakdown
County - cases - growth from Wednesday midnight to Sunday midnight
Carlow - 175 - 0
Cavan - 862 - 0
Clare - 369 - 0
Cork - 1536 - 1
Donegal - 465 - 1
Dublin - 12250 - 24
Galway - 485 - 0
Kerry - 310 - 0
Kildare - 1487 - 9
Kilkenny - 355 - 1
Laois - 265 - 0
Leitrim - 79 - 1
Limerick - 583 - 0
Longford - 286 - 1
Louth - 781 - 1
Mayo - 572 - 1
Meath - 808 - 0
Monaghan - 538 - 1
Offaly - 483 - 0
Roscommon - 345 - 0
Sligo - 138 - 13
Tipperary - 543 - 0
Waterford - 157 - 1
Westmeath - 672 - 0
Wexford - 217 - 0
Wicklow - 701 - 4
