COVID-19 UPDATE – FRIDAY 21 AUGUST

⚠️ There have been 79 new confirmed cases.

⚠️ There is now a total of 27,755 confirmed cases.

⚠️ There was no new deaths, meaning a total of 1, 776 people have died. May they rest in peace.

⚠️ Of the cases notified today;

• 39 are men / 40 are women
• 73% are under 45 years of age
• 30 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
• 21 cases have been identified as community transmission
• 43 in Dublin, 9 in Kildare, 6 in Cork, 6 in Tipperary and the remaining 15 cases are in Clare, Donegal, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Wexford and Wicklow.

⚠️ Be responsible. Be safe.