A further 1,167 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further three additional deaths.
Of today’s cases, 19 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people is now 212.5 from 199.5 which it was yesterday. The national average is 291.
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.
The 14-day incident rate in Laois previously peaked at over 178 on April 21 when there was 155 active cases.
Of the cases notified today;
- 538 are men / 627 are women
- 64% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 33 years old
- 263 in Dublin, 142 in Meath, 137 in Cork, 86 in Cavan and the remaining 539 cases are spread across all remaining counties.
As of 2pm today, 314 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. 27 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
From July 4 to July 18, there was no active case in the county and the incident rate was zero.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The behaviour of every individual is the most effective defence we have against the spread of COVID-19.
“Everyone needs to stay at home, other than for essential reasons. Follow the public health advice and treat everyone that you come into contact with as though they are a close contact of someone with COVID-19 – keep your distance, avoid meeting others.
We are facing a big challenge, but we have faced this challenge before, and that means we know how to suppress this virus, by following the public health advice in everything we do.”
New Cases in Laois
- October 20 – 19
- October 19 – 14
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- October 20 – 212.5
- October 19 – 199.5
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- October 20 – 180
- October 19 – 169
- 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
Golf courses forced to close
Golf courses have been forced to close.
The GUI said: “Following intensive engagement over the past 48 hours, we have been informed this afternoon by Sport Ireland that, very regrettably golf clubs must close under the new level 5 restrictions.
“Essential course maintenance is permitted to continue under level 5.
“We have sought clarity on the issue as to whether ranges/practice facilities can remain open for exempted activities.
“We will update clubs on this as soon as possible.”
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