COVID-19 UPDATE – MONDAY 17 AUGUST

⚠️ There have been 56 new confirmed cases.

⚠️ There is now a total of 27,313 confirmed cases.

⚠️ There was no new deaths, meaning a total of 1, 774 people have died. May they rest in peace.

⚠️ Of the cases notified today;

• 29 are men / 27 are women
• 79% are under 45 years of age
• 35 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
• 12 cases have been identified as community transmission
• 26 in Kildare, 13 in Dublin and the rest of the 17 cases are in Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow.

⚠️ Be responsible. Be safe.