National news updates on Wednesday 14th October.
Home visits:
Cabinet has agreed to ban all household visits nationwide from tomorrow.
While Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal are all set to be moved onto level four restrictions.
Cabinet Ministers are still meeting tonight in government buildings with an announcement expected in the next hour.
Latest figures:
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,835 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Tuesday 13th October the HPSC has been notified of 1,095 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 45,243* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today;
529 are men / 552 are women
70% are under 45 years of age
The median age is 31 years old
246 in Dublin, 185 in Meath,128 in Cavan, 118 in Cork, 63 in Kildare and the remaining 342 cases are spread across all remaining counties.
As of 2pm today 232 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. 9 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “Today, we again report a daily new confirmed case figure over 1,000. This situation is extremely concerning. Every single one of us has a role to play.
“We each need to reduce contact with other people as much as possible, so that means staying at home, working from home where possible, practicing physical distancing and stopping discretionary socialising.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “People must now make choices. Stop meeting up in groups, stop socialising, stop organising play dates, parties and other social activities. People must recognise that the disease is a direct threat to themselves and their families. Now is the time for each of us to act.”
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
*Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 11 confirmed cases. The figure of 45,243 confirmed cases reflects this.
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 13 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
|
County |
Today’s Cases (to midnight 13/10/20) |
14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14 days to midnight 13/10/20)
|
New Cases during last 14 days (14 days to midnight 13/10/20) |
||||
|
NATIONAL |
1,095* |
190.7 |
9,079 |
||||
|
Cavan |
128 |
571.0 |
435 |
||||
|
Monaghan |
31 |
360.0 |
221 |
||||
|
Donegal |
29 |
353.7 |
563 |
||||
|
Clare |
22 |
307.2 |
365 |
||||
|
Meath |
185 |
299.9 |
585 |
||||
|
Cork |
118 |
209.4 |
1,137 |
||||
|
Sligo |
14 |
207.5 |
136 |
||||
|
Limerick |
28 |
192.4 |
375 |
||||
|
Roscommon |
8 |
189.0 |
122 |
||||
|
Kildare |
63 |
188.3 |
419 |
||||
|
Dublin |
246 |
185.4 |
2,498 |
||||
|
Longford |
<5 |
181.0 |
74 |
||||
|
Wexford |
23 |
174.3 |
261 |
||||
|
Galway |
50 |
174.0 |
449 |
||||
|
Westmeath |
9 |
171.2 |
152 |
||||
|
Louth |
56 |
153.6 |
198 |
||||
|
Kerry |
14 |
153.0 |
226 |
||||
|
Leitrim |
<5 |
146.7 |
47 |
||||
|
Offaly |
<5 |
142.4 |
111 |
||||
|
Laois |
<5 |
135.8 |
115 |
||||
|
Kilkenny |
7 |
104.8 |
104 |
||||
|
Mayo |
13 |
89.7 |
117 |
||||
|
Tipperary |
11 |
82.7 |
132 |
||||
|
Carlow |
<5 |
80.8 |
46 |
||||
|
Wicklow |
8 |
77.2 |
110 |
||||
|
Waterford |
6 |
69.7 |
81 |
*Further validation is required on 13 of today’s cases and they are not yet assigned to a county.
Midlands Man Who Died In Workplace Incident To Be Laid To Rest Today
'Exceptional' Nurse To Return To MRHM Paediatric Diabetes Service
Children's Health Ireland Disputing Stats On Cancellations
Support The Bees For 'No Mow May' - Offaly County Council
10 Year Masterplan For Derryounce Lakes and Trails Nearly Set
Norovirus Outbreak In Midlands Nursing Home
Offaly GAA Community Mourning The Loss Of Former County Chair
Have The Conversation Before It's Too Late - Sister Of Laois Dad Who Died Waiting For Transplant
Education Minister Believes Laois Special School Building Project Set To Progress
Midlands Students Win Top Prizes In Children's Art Competition
"There's No Defence For Having A Knife" - Midlands Garda
Unsafe Residents And Overcrowded Rooms Highlighted In IPA Accommodation Centre
Midlands Taxi Numbers See Significant Drop Since 2019
Approval Granted For Mullingar Hospital To Recruit Staff For Paediatric Diabetes Service
Aontú Blames Lack Of Government Action For Increasing Road Deaths
Westmeath Solar Farm Proposals Up For Decision
Century-Old Westmeath Business To Close
Lack Of Supply Leads To 8% Jump In Midlands House Prices - Association of Irish Mortgage Advisers
Taoiseach Offers Assurances Over Government's Focus On Westmeath Paediatric Diabetes Services
Robot Dogs And Psyche Tests Feature On TUS Athlone Open Day