The total number of Covid-19 infections confirmed to date in Ireland has exceeded 50,000 as the number of cases continues to rise
The Department of Health reported 1,031 more coronavirus cases this evening, bringing the total to 50,993
The number of people treated in intensive care units has increased from 1 since last night to 34
Just a week ago, the total number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 was 216 It also compares to just 75 patients treated for Covid-19 on the same date last month
235 of the cases are in Dublin, 232 in Cork, 60 in Galway, 47 in Limerick, 47 in Kerry, and the remaining 410 cases are spread across 21 counties
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: ‘If you have symptoms of Covid-19, are waiting for a test result or are a confirmed case, you need to self-isolate for 10 days from your first development symptoms Self-isolation means staying in your room, away from other members of your household
« If you live in a house with a confirmed case, do not go to work or school You must stay home and restrict your movements for 14 days »
Meanwhile, Cabinet is meeting this evening to finalize a plan to move the country to Level 5 restrictions until the end of November
Latest figures show 14-day disease incidence rate highest in Co Cavan at 8,244 cases per 100,000 population and lowest in Co Tipperary at 1,128 cases
The others are: Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo, Clare, Westmeath, Cork, Galway, Wexford, Kildare, Longford, Limerick, Kerry, Leitrim and Roscommon
Previously, 820 more cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in Northern Ireland, along with six more deaths linked to the disease
There have been 28,040 confirmed cases of the virus since the start of the epidemic, of which 7,056 have been confirmed in the past seven days
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