There have been 11 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 366 new cases, according to figures released today.
All deaths reported today occurred in November.
Of today’s new cases, just 2 of them are in Laois.
It means the county’s 14-day incidence rate has dropped to 103.9 from yesterday’s figure of 111.
There are now 88 active cases in Laois, down from 94 yesterday.
Of the cases notified today;
- 169 are men / 197 are women
- 61% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 38 years old
- 84 in Dublin, 44 in Limerick, 34 in Cork, 34 in Donegal, 24 in Roscommon and the remaining 146 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of 2pm today 272 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU. 14 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “I am increasingly concerned that the positive trends we had seen recently have not been maintained.
“The 5-day moving average of daily cases has increased from an average of 350 cases on the 11th November to 424 today.
“We have two weeks to continue in our efforts to drive down community transmission of this disease as much as possible. The lower the incidence the more flexibility the country will have in easing measures.”
New Cases in Laois
- November 16 – 2
- November 15 – 1
- November 14 – 8
- November 13 – 6
- November 12 – 1
- November 11 – 6
- November 10 – 2
- November 9 – 7
- November 8 – 4
- November 7 – 18
- November 6 – 8
- November 5 – 13
- November 4 – 7
- November 3 – 4
- November 2 – 8
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- November 16 – 103.9
- November 15 – 111
- November 14 – 131.1
- November 13 – 129
- November 12 – 131.1
- November 11 – 142.9
- November 10 – 147.6
- November 9 – 152.3
- November 8 – 155.8
- November 7 – 167.7
- November 6 – 168.8
- November 5 – 167.7
- November 4 – 167.7
- November 3 – 177.1
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- November 16 – 88
- November 15 – 94
- November 14 – 111
- November 13 – 110
- November 12 – 111
- November 11 – 121
- November 10 – 125
- November 9 – 129
- November 8 – 132
- November 7 – 142
- November 6 – 143
- November 5 – 142
- November 4 – 142
- November 3 – 150
- November 2 – 165
Government withdraw proposal to ban takeaway drinking
A proposal to fine people gathering outdoors to drink alcohol has been withdrawn by the Government.
The three leaders of the Government parties along with the Minister of Health made a unanimous decision ahead of the Cabinet meeting not to proceed with the proposal to fine people who gather in outdoor areas to drink alcohol, a Government spokesperson said.
It is understood there followed what was termed “a constructive discussion” at Cabinet on the issue.
The proposal was in response to crowds gathering in the cities of Cork and Dublin last weekend.
