41 cases are in Dublin
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has now been a total of 1,776 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Thursday 20th August, the HPSC @hpscireland has been notified of 79 confirmed cases of #COVID19.
There is now a total of 27,755 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Ireland.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) August 21, 2020
As of midnight Thursday 20th August, the HPSC has been notified of 79 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 27,755 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today;
- 39 are men / 40 are women
- 73% are under 45 years of age
- 30 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 21 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 43 in Dublin, 9 in Kildare, 6 in Cork, 6 in Tipperary and the remaining 15 cases are in Clare, Donegal, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Wexford and Wicklow.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
