There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has now been a total of 1,774 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Friday 14th August, the HPSC has been notified of 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 27,191* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
There are three new cases reported in Donegal, bringing the total of cases in the county past the 500 mark (501).
Of the cases notified today;
- 103 are men / 96 are women
- 68% are under 45 years of age
- 68 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 25 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 56 in Dublin, 81 in Kildare, 13 in Tipperary, 8 in Limerick, 6 Laois, 6 in Galway, 5 in Kilkenny, 5 in Meath and the rest of the 20 cases are in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Louth, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Waterford, Wicklow.
The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.
The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; “This is the largest number of cases in a single day since the beginning of May. We now have multiple clusters with secondary spread of disease and rising numbers of cases in many parts of the country. This is deeply concerning. NPHET will monitor this extremely closely over the coming days.”
“This virus is still out there and has not gone away. COVID-19 seeks to capitalise on complacency and is just waiting for the opportunity to spread. I am asking everyone, especially those who are over 70 or medically vulnerable, to limit your contacts, keep your distance from other people and take extra care to heed public health advice.”
Cases by county
Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.
| County | Number of cases | % of total | Change since previous day |
| Carlow | 200 | 0.7 | +3 |
| Cavan | 882 | 3.3 | No change |
| Clare | 428 | 1.6 | +7 |
| Cork | 1,592 | 5.9 | +3 |
| Donegal | 501 | 1.9 | +3 |
| Dublin | 12,675 | 47 | +15 |
| Galway | 501 | 1.9 | No change |
| Kerry | 321 | 1.2 | No change |
| Kildare | 1,909 | 7.1 | +13 |
| Kilkenny | 367 | 1.4 | No change |
| Laois | 349 | 1.3 | +4 |
| Leitrim | 85 | 0.3 | No change |
| Limerick | 641 | 2.4 | +5 |
| Longford | 289 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Louth | 802 | 3 | +1 |
| Mayo | 584 | 2.2 | No change |
| Meath | 856 | 3.2 | +1 |
| Monaghan | 545 | 2 | No change |
| Offaly | 593 | 2.2 | -1 |
| Roscommon | 348 | 1.3 | No change |
| Sligo | 155 | 0.6 | +2 |
| Tipperary | 550 | 2 | +2 |
| Waterford | 167 | 0.6 | No change |
| Westmeath | 682 | 2.5 | No change |
| Wexford | 247 | 0.9 | +1 |
| Wicklow | 722 | 2.7 | +3 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 13 August.
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