No other way than to stay at home to reduce spread of COVID-19 and deaths – CMO
DUBLIN: Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan said that there is no other way than to stay at home to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and COVID-related deaths. We have no choice but to strictly follow health guidelines, such as leaving the house for essentials only, working from home, avoiding crowds completely, using a sanitizer, washing hands and wearing a mask.
Dr. Holohan said the spread of the virus was an indication that the “guard” in the fight against the virus could not be avoided. The CMO’s warning comes in the wake of COVID-19 death setting a new record in Ireland. The 77 deaths reported on 20 April were the highest number of deaths recorded in a single day since the onset of the pandemic. But now this record has been surpassed.
A further 93 deaths were reported in the country yesterday. Of these, three occurred in December and 89 occurred in January. “While we are starting to see the early results of our collective efforts to minimise the transmission of the virus, we are very sadly reporting an additional 93 deaths today,” CMO said.
“COVID-19 ICU and hospitalisation numbers are of critical concern to us, representing a very significant pressure on our healthcare workers and on the provision of acute medical and surgical non-COVID care.
“We need everyone to stay at home, other than for essential reasons. The more that each individual follows this advice in their everyday lives, the more we can drive down the spread of Covid-19 and minimise the impact on vital healthcare services, patients and frontline workers,” Dr. Holohan said.
Meanwhile, the ministry has officially approved allowing GPs and pharmacists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. The €91 million project is aimed at vaccinating 1.5 million people using GPs and pharmacists.
So far 2708 deaths have been confirmed in Ireland
2,001 new cases were confirmed yesterday in Ireland. Yesterday’s 93 was the highest daily death toll since the onset of the pandemic. The previous record was 77 deaths on April 20. The average age of those who died was 82 years and the age range was 41-99 years.
Of the cases notified yesterday: 701 were in Dublin, 204 in Cork, and 102 in Waterford, 98 in Meath, 90 in Donegal. The remaining 806 cases are spread across all other counties.
892 were men and 1,098 were women. 55% are under 45 years of age and the median age is 42 years old.
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