A further 866 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further six additional deaths – all of which passed away this month.
Of today’s cases, 11 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people is now 230.2 from 255 which it was yesterday. The national average is 292.2
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 today’s cases:
- 428 are men / 438 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 35 years old
- 242 in Dublin, 166 in Cork, 56 in Donegal, 54 in Galway, 44 in Meath and the remaining 304 cases are spread across another 20 counties.
As of 2pm today 328 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 43 are in ICU. 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “It is vitally important that if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 that you self-isolate and phone your GP for further advice.”
“Self-isolate means stay in your room and avoid contact with other members of your household. Doing this will protect those you live with by interrupting the chain of transmission.”
“I again appeal to everyone to behave as though you are a close contact. Stay at home, other than for essential reasons.”
The COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment is for workers and the self-employed who cannot work in the short term because they have been medically certified to self-isolate or are ill due to COVID-19. More details are available here.
As of 2pm today 328 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 41 are in ICU. 19 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
New Cases in Laois
- October 28 – 11
- October 27 – 6
- October 26 – 11
- October 25 – 14
- October 24 – 19
- October 23 – 7
- October 22 – 13
- October 21 – 15
- October 20 – 19
- October 19 – 14
- October 18 – 23
- October 17 – 23
- October 16 – 13
- October 15 – 8
14-day case rate in Laois per 100,000 population
- October 28 – 230.2
- October 27 – 256.21
- October 26 – 252.67
- October 25 – 244.4
- October 24 – 234.96
- October 23 – 221.97
- 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
New cases in Laois during past 14 days
- October 28 – 195
- October 27 – 217
- October 26 – 214
- October 25 – 207
- October 24 – 199
- October 23 – 188
- October 22 – 186
- October 21 – 188
- October 20 – 180
- October 19 – 169
- October 18 – 158
- October 17 – 147
- October 16 – 128
- October 15 – 143
