5 day case count rises yet again

As of midnight Saturday, November 14, the HPSC has been notified of 378 confirmed cases of COVID-19, six of which are in Cavan, and less than five more in neighbouring Monaghan.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan has once again expressed concern that the 5 day case count is rising and is now over 400 per day.

“This is a worrying development which has persisted for the last few days. We are seeing a number of things which concern us,” said Dr Holohan in relation to the latest update from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, which today has been notified of one additional death related to COVID-19. “There are examples of small numbers of people congregating for social purposes and simply ignoring the important public health messages. They are putting our collective progress at risk.”

As of midnight Saturday, November 14, the HPSC has been notified of 378 confirmed cases of COVID-19, six of which are in Cavan, and less than five more in neighbouring Monaghan.

The 14 day Covid incidence rate in Cavan is now 103.7, and in Monaghan the rate is 123.8.

There is now a total of 67,903* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today 186 are men and 190 are women, with 63% aged under 45 years.

As of 2pm today, 249 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU.

There have been five additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Holohan warned: “We are also seeing number of outbreaks across the country. These include outbreaks in association with funerals. We understand that this is a difficult time for families but it is really important that we do everything we can to avoid the circumstances which promote transmission of the virus.

“There have also been outbreaks associated with workplace settings. As we head into a new working week, we need stay at home other than for essential reasons and for personal exercise within 5km. Anyone who can work from home, should work from home.”