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19th Oct 2020

1,031 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland, no new deaths

Alan Loughnane

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“If you live in a house with a confirmed case do not go to work or school. You must stay at home and restrict your movements for 14 days.”

1,031 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

No new deaths were reported to the HPSC in the last 24 hours.

235 cases are in Dublin, 232 in Cork, 60 in Galway, 47 in Limerick, 47 in Kerry, and the remaining 410 cases are spread across 21 counties.

As of 2pm on Monday, 298 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in Intensive Care Units.

There have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “If you have symptoms of Covid-19, if you are waiting for a test result or if you are a confirmed case, you must self-isolate for 10 days from when you first develop symptoms. Self-isolation means staying in your room, away from other members of your household.

“If you live in a house with a confirmed case do not go to work or school. You must stay at home and restrict your movements for 14 days.”

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