Over half of Irish people feel the worst of the coronavirus crisis is still ahead of us, according to a new Government study.
Research conducted on behalf of the Department of Health showed that the percentage of the population who feel we are experiencing the worst of the pandemic right now has also risen strongly, from 11% on 16 March to 37% today - a 26% rise.
However, 55% feel the worst is still ahead of us.
Tonight 992 more cases were reported - 527 new cases from Irish labs and 465 older results from a German lab.
That puts Ireland's confirmed case count at 10,647.
Sadly, a further 31 people also died, bringing the death toll to 365.
The Government's nationally representative online survey of 1,270 adults conducted today and which is conducted twice weekly also revealed:
The percentage of people behaving safely continues to rise for behaviours such as washing hands (94%) and using sanitizer (81%), but has fallen for sitting apart from others (59%) possibly reflecting more time spent at home
The vast majority are staying at home rather than going out: up from 78% on 16 March to 90% currently
While a significant proportion of the population reported feelings of worry (43%) and anxiety (38%), a similar proportion reported feelings of enjoyment (46%) and happiness (36%) in today’s survey.
