A further 777 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further seven additional deaths – all of which passed away this month.
Of today’s cases, 13 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people is now 219.6 from 222 which it was yesterday. The national average is 306.1
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;
- 434 are men / 340 are women
- 66% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 33 years old
- 182 in Dublin, 81 in Galway, 44 in Wexford, 42 in Meath, 41 in Cork and the remaining 387 cases are spread across 21 remaining counties.
As of 2pm today 319 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 37 are in ICU. 24 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said; “15,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last 14 days. It is vital for everyone with a recent diagnosis to self-isolate for the full 10 days to protect the people they live with, the people they love and people in their communities from this highly infectious disease. Self-isolate means stay at home, stay in your room as much as possible, stay away from other people, including those in your household.
“If you live with someone who has COVID-19 or you have been told that you are a close contact, you must restrict your movements for a full 14 days. Stay at home – don’t go to work, don’t go to school.
“I appeal to everyone to behave as though you are a close contact. Stay at home, other than for essential reasons. Now is the time to use our reserves of energy and dig deep in our efforts to follow the public health advice – keep your distance, wash your hands and wear a face covering. Play your part to break the chains of transmission across families, neighbours and communities.”
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 22 – 13
- October 21 – 15
- 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
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- October 22 – 219.2
- October 21 – 222
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- October 22 – 186
- October 21 – 188
- 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
Fines bill adopted
The Bill covering fines was adopted in the Dail today.
It provides for tiered fines starting at €1,000 for various offences.
Further fines for breaching the 5km travel rule would specified in regulations to be drafted by the Ministers for Health and Justice and could be levied at a maximum of €500 but are likely to be less.
Mr Donnelly indicated the fine for not wearing a mask could be €50.
