Two more people died after contraction Covid-19, while 362 new cases of the virus have been confirmed.
Of the two deaths reported today, 1 occurred in October and 1 remains under investigation.
It brings the death toll in the Republic to 1,965, while there is now a total of 66,247 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Of the 362 new cases announced this evening, 90 are in Dublin, 48 in Donegal, 34 in Limerick, 29 in Louth, 24 in Limerick and the remaining 137 cases are spread across 21 other counties.
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) November 11, 2020
The @hpscireland has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to #COVID19. Of these, 1 occurred in October and 1 remains under investigation.
There has been a total of 1,965 #COVID19 related deaths in Ireland.
187 of them are men, 174 are women and 55 percent are under 45 years of age.
As of 2pm today, 280 COVID-19 patients are in hospital, of which 38 are in ICU.
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “The profile of the disease is improving and, while this is a positive trend, it does not mean it is time to take a step back from our adherence to public health guidelines.
I urge everyone to redouble their efforts, try and have fewer close contacts this week than you did last week, continue to social distance and follow the other vitally important public health guidelines.”
“I also want to thank those who have self-isolated after receiving a positive COVID-19 test result; or having been identified as a close contact of a confirmed case. Self-isolating is a vital measure in our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and it is essential that all those asked to self-isolate continue to do so.”
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