BREAKING: Covid-19 incidence rate in Limerick is nearly double national average as over 600 new cases confirmed
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LIMERICK S previous daily high number of Covid cases (209 reported yesterday) has been more than tripled this Sunday evening.
The Department of Health has reported 652 cases in Limerick to midnight on Saturday, January 2. Prof Philip Nolan, the chair of Nphet s Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, has spoken in recent days about a backlog of confirmed cases.
The 14-day Covid incidence rate per 100,000 population in Limerick has jumped from 594.7 yesterday to 895.3 today. There have been 1,745 new cases in the county in the last 14 days.
BREAKING: New daily high number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Limerick as incidence rate soars
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LIMERICK has recorded a new daily high of 209 confirmed Covid-19 cases, figures out this teatime have revealed.
It means there has now been 1,159 confirmed cases of the disease across the city and the county in the last fortnight. This new daily high comes just two days after the previous record was set, with 203 new daily cases announced on New Year s Eve.
The figures come after Prof Philip Nolan, the chair of Nphet s Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group saying earlier today that some of the backlog of confirmed cases of the flu-like condition will be announced this evening.
The coronavirus is now “rampant” in the community, according to HSE CEO Paul Reid.
With cases likely to reach 3,000 per day and the health service on high alert, HSE CCO Colm Henry has also warned that it is “out of control” and that everybody you meet should be treated as if they have the disease.
Speaking on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Paul Reid said, “The virus is absolutely rampant now in the community. Everybody is at extreme risk of contracting the virus.
“Our health service is on what we would call now a high alert.”
He said that the health system is built for managing viruses, but not a pandemic, and just “can’t cope” with the number of tests being conducted each day.