Statement from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre:

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,882 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 24^th October, the HPSC has been notified of 1,025 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 57,128* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today;

• 508 are men / 506 are women
• 71% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 31 years old
• 255 cases are in Dublin, 147 in Cork, 77 in Galway, 54 in Kildare, 53 in Donegal and the remaining 439 cases are spread across 21 counties.

As of 2pm today, 315 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 38 are in ICU. There have been 16 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health said: “If you’re a confirmed case, have had a test or have symptoms of COVID-19, you must self-isolate for 10 days. If you live with a case or have been told you’re a close contact, you must restrict your movements for 14 days. Everyone else should stay at home, unless for essential reasons or for exercise within 5km of where you live.”

*Validation of data at the HPSC led to the denotification of 2 confirmed cases. The figure of 57,128 confirmed cases reflects this.

For more information on self-isolation from the HSE, click here. Watch a video on how and when to self-isolate with Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan here.

For more information on restricting your movements from the HSE, click here. Watch a video on how and when to restrict your movements with Deputy Chief Medical Office Dr Heather Burns here.

Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 24 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

The lowest national 14-day incidence rate was on 3^rd July 2020 when the rate was 2.98 cases per 100,000 population.

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