613 people have tested positive for Covid-19 and ten more people with the virus have died.
However 8 of the 10 deaths reported today occurred prior to September 2020.
The latest daily figures from the National Public Health Emergency Team have again broken all records since April.
There were 224 in Dublin, 58 in Galway, 46 in Cork, 44 in Kildare, 28 in Laois, and 21 in Kerry.
There were cases in all other counties.
While officials have reported more than a dozen from each of Gaway, Clare, Meath, Louth and Monaghan.
Glynn Urges Vulnerable To Limit Contacts
The Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn said:
“The numbers being reported today and over the past week represent a significant escalation in the profile of COVID-19 in Ireland."
"For those aged 70+ and those who are medically vulnerable to COVID-19, it is strongly recommended that you should limit the number of people you meet."
"To a very small core group of family members, carers or friends, for short periods of time, while remaining physically distant."
"We need to work together once again to make a significant impact on the number of cases in the community."
"To reduce the number of people getting sick, being admitted to hospital and critical care, while protecting non-COVID healthcare services."
"I urge people in every county to follow the public health advice to stop the further spread of COVID-19.”
37,688 people are now known to have contracted the virus, and 1,810 people have died.
Know the symptoms of #COVID19. They are:
🗣Cough
🌡Fever
💨Shortness of breath
🚫Change of sense of smell/tasteWhat to do?
➡Stay home if you are unwell
➡Avoid others
➡Phone GP
➡Act as if you have the virus to protect others
➡Act quickly, don't wait and see#HoldFirm pic.twitter.com/oD38QYEAgo— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) October 2, 2020
Northern Ireland: 726 Coronavirus Cases With One Death
726 more cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Northern Ireland today.
One more death has also been confirmed there.
Today's case figures have taken the seven day total in the North to over 3,000.
Fine Gael's John McGahon is calling for a stronger cross-border strategy to deal with the virus:
"I think it's quite clear to everyone that Covid doesn't recognise borders."
"So it's extremely important that all of those lines of communication are open on both sides of the border."
"That's from Dundalk, where I'm from, all the way up to Donegal."
"There also has to be what I'd call a level playing field on both sides, in terms of a joint response to Covid."
The Department of Health #COVID19 dashboard has been updated with latest data.
726 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. One death has been reported.https://t.co/YN16dmGzhv pic.twitter.com/tPYfjZwhla— Department of Health (@healthdpt) October 3, 2020
