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74 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Republic as more details released of cases to date

There have been 74 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Republic of Ireland today. It brings...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

21.04 18 Mar 2020


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74 new coronavirus cases confi...

74 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Republic as more details released of cases to date

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

21.04 18 Mar 2020


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There have been 74 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Republic of Ireland today.

It brings the total number of cases here to 366.

29 females and 45 males are among the new cases diagnosed.

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The Department of Health has today also released more details about most of the cases confirmed to date.

The figures - covering the 271 confirmed cases up to midnight on Monday - show Dublin is the worst impacted county to date, with 129 cases.

84 (or 31%) of the confirmed cases led to hospitalisations, while six patients (2%) were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).

Two deaths had previously been confirmed.

42% of cases are travel related, 22% associated with community transmission, 17% areas a result of local transmission and 20% remain under investigation.

Two-thirds of confirmed cases are younger than 55 years, while almost one in four cases aged 35-44 years.

Meanwhile, one in five cases are healthcare workers - with 37% of these cases associated with travel.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, said: “Again, today we are seeing another increase in case numbers. The importance of social distancing cannot be underestimated. Everyone must play their role.

 “We need to continue maximising our efforts to interrupt new transmission chains and keep clusters under control."

Last night, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned we could see 15,000 or more confirmed cases of the virus here by the end of the month.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed earlier that there have been six new positive cases in Northern Ireland - bringing the total there to 68.

The all-island total is now 434.

Northern Ireland's Department of Health says a total of 1,482 people have been tested for coronavirus there.

Globally, the number of confirmed cases has now risen to over 200,000 - with China and Italy the worst affected countries.

Main image: Pictured (l to r) Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health; and Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health. Photograph: RollingNews.ie

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