Coronavirus: 390 new cases as high prevalence in young people comes into focus

There has been a total of 390 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.

That means that there is now a total of 35,377 cases notified in Ireland.

There have been 4,203 cases notified in the last 14 days. 2,160 of these are in Dublin, 357 in Cork, 304 in Donegal, 175 in Kildare and 159 in Louth. The remaining 1,048 cases are spread across the remaining 21 counties.

Thankfully, there have been no further deaths – meaning 1,802 is the death toll.

15-24 year old category

A quarter of all new cases of Covid-19 in the last two weeks have been among younger people aged between 15 and 24.

From September 13 to 26, there were 4,022 new cases of the virus reported.

There were 114 cases in young children aged between 0 and 4, while a further 325 cases occurred in children between 5 and 14.

The highest number of cases reported in this two-week period is among 15 to 24-year-olds with 984 cases among that age group.

There were also 708 cases among the 25 to 34-year-olds, 576 cases in the 35 to 44 age bracket, 552 among the 45 to 54-year-olds, 375 in the 55 to 64 age group, 236 cases among 65 to 74-year-olds and 106 cases in the 75 to 84 group.

There were just 44 cases recorded among people aged over 85.

Everyone should be aware of the risk factors for getting COVID-19:

• Distance – the risk of getting COVID-19 increases as the distance between you and others gets smaller. Keep 2 metres apart where possible
• Activity – How you spend time with people and what you do with them can increase your risk. Follow the government’s Stay Safe Guidelines when spending time with others
• Time – The more time you spend in close contact with other people can increase your risk of getting COVID-19. Keep track of who you spend time with and how
• Environment – Being outdoors is safer than being indoors. Where possible, meet with others outdoors. If this is not possible, keep windows and doors open when meeting others inside
• Symptoms – Know the symptoms. If you have them self-isolate and contact your GP immediately

Public Health Advice for all citizens available here: 

Know the symptoms of COVID-19

• a fever (high temperature – 38 degrees Celsius or above)
• a cough – this can be any kind of cough, not just dry
• shortness of breath or breathing difficulties
• loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
• flu like symptoms

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