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Covid-19 figures continue to rise in the north west

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Covid-19 figures continue to rise in the north west

 

The latest figures reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show 390 new cases of Covid-19 for the Republic of Ireland.   22 of the cases were reported in Donegal and 5 in Sligo.  There were 7 new cases in Roscommon.

 

From the figures that were first reported on Sunday, 23 additional cases were allocated to Donegal, 4 to Sligo and 1 to Leitrim. 8 additional cases were added to the total for Roscommon.

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The Acting Chief Medical Officer has raised concerns over "fast increasing" trends of coronavirus in a number of counties.

 

One of them is Cork, where a fifth of cases in the Past two weeks have been linked to pubs and restaurants.

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While in Galway, there's been a large cluster following a house party attended by young people.

 

Acting CMO Ronan Glynn says there are some areas they're keeping a close eye on:

 

 

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