Kenneth Fox
There are currently 322 in hospital with Covid-19 and a further 42 people in ICU with the virus.
Of the cases notified today, the Department of Health said: 186 are men and 230 are women, 64 per cent are under 45 years of age and the median age is 34 years old
In term of the location of today's cases: 87 are in Dublin, 62 in Cork, 41 in Mayo, 37 in Galway and the remaining 189 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
In the South East, 73 new cases of Corona Virus have been confirmed with Tipperary having the largest number of new infections in the region with 25.
Elsewhere, Waterford have 23 new cases of Covid-19, Carlow 10, Wexford 8, and Kilkenny being the lowest with 7.
We are making progress on #COVID19 - we are following public health advice. Young people especially. Best country in EU in most recent 7-day rates. But- too early to stop. Rates still rising in >65s and have not dropped in Dublin. We need to keep it up. @HSELive @roinnslainte
— Dr Tony Holohan (@CMOIreland) October 31, 2020
Dr. Tony Holohan, chief medical officer, said: “We are making progress in suppressing the current rise of Covid-19.
"Ireland is currently one of only four countries in the EU with a reduction in its 7-day incidence. Nationally, our reproductive number has reduced to about 1.0.
“We are working collectively to achieve suppression, but it is too early to ease our efforts. The incidence is decreasing in young adults but it continues to rise in those aged over 75. We have more to do but we are on the right track.”
