Four deaths and 98 new Covid cases nationally

FOUR patients with Covid-19 have died, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)

As of midnight Thursday 6^th August, the HPSC has been notified of 98 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 26,470 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

There has now been a total of 1,772 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today;

• 57 are men / 38 are women
• 68% are under 45 years of age
• 67 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
• 4 cases have been identified as community transmission
• 35 cases are located in Kildare, 26 in Offaly, 6 in Wexford, 5 in Laois, 5 in Dublin, and 21 are spread across ten other counties (Carlow, Cavan, Donegal, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Westmeath and Wicklow).

The HSE said it is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

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