Health officials have announced 89 new cases of COVID-19
There is now a total of 29,114 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
One further death has been announced; however, the death toll remains at 1,777 after one previously announced death was identified.
The death announced this evening occurred in June. There have been no deaths associated with the virus in the past two weeks.
Of today’s cases:
- 63% are in those aged under 45
- 40 are in men and 48 are in women
- 56% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 8 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 53 are in Dublin, 15 are in Limerick and the remaining 21 cases are in Clare, Cork, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “Every single contribution and effort you make counts to the national push to curb the effects of this infectious virus on our society."
