A further 1,031 Coronavirus cases have been announced but thankfully no new deaths.
Of today’s cases, 23 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people is now 186.5 from 173.6 which it was yesterday. The national average is 261.7
For further context, the Laois rate was 69.66 on August 7 when the county was placed in a localised lockdown along with Kildare and Offaly.
Of today’s cases:
- 511 are men / 518 are women
- 70% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 30 years old
- 235 in Dublin, 232 in Cork, 60 in Galway, 47 in Limerick, 47 in Kerry, and the remaining 410 cases are spread across 21 counties.
While as of 2pm today 298 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
The 14-day incident rate in Laois previously peaked at over 178 on April 21 when there was 155 active cases. In the current wave, today is the highest it has ever been.
From July 4 to July 18, there was no active case in the county and the incident rate was zero.
New Cases in Laois
- October 18 – 23
- October 17 – 23
- October 16 – 13
- October 15 – 8
- October 14 – 32
- October 13 – 3
- October 12 – 4
- October 11 – 6
- October 10 – 8
- October 9 – 7
- October 8 – 5
- October 7 – 18
- October 6 – 8
- October 5 –1
- October 4 – 11
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- October 18 – 186.5
- October 17 – 173.6
- October 16 – 151.13
- October 15 – 168.84
- October 14 – 160.57
- October 13 – 135.78
- October 12 – 139.32
- October 11 – 134.6
- October 10 – 133.42
- October 9 – 123.97
- October 8 – 122.79
- October 7 – 116.89
- October 6 – 95.64
- October 5 – 87.37
- October 4 – 86.19
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- October 18 – 158
- October 17 – 147
- October 16 – 128
- October 15 – 143
- October 14 – 136
- October 13 – 115
- October 12 – 118
- October 11 – 114
- October 10 – 113
- October 9 – 105
- October 8 – 104
- October 7 – 99
- October 6 – 81
- October 5 – 74
- October 4 – 73
Case of man infecting 56 others surfaces
A report by the Department of Public Health in the midwest has outlined how one person who did not restrict his movements after returning from abroad led to 56 individuals in ten households and a sports team contracting Covid-19.
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