The Department of Health says 334 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Ireland. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 33,444.
No new deaths have been reported. The death toll remains 1,792.
Of the confirmed cases today;
● 53% are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case.
● 72% of today’s cases are in people under the age of 45.
● 55 cases have been identified as community transmission.
● 174 of the new cases are in Dublin.
● 34 in Cork, 30 in Kildare, 18 in Donegal, 10 in Galway, 10 in Louth, 6 in Clare, 6 in Mayo, 6 in Meath, 6 in Roscommon, 6 in Waterford and 5 in Limerick.
●The remaining 23 cases were spread across 11 counties.
As 40% of cases between the ages of 15-34 have been reported in the last two months, the Acting CMO, Dr. Ronan Glynn urged to this group to follow the public health guidelines.