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Covid-19: Three further deaths, eight new cases

Tony Holohan said the NPHET would meet tomorrow to continue its review of the response to Covid-19 (Pic: Rollingnews.ie)
Tony Holohan said the NPHET would meet tomorrow to continue its review of the response to Covid-19 (Pic: Rollingnews.ie)

The Department of Health has been notified of three further deaths of people with Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,710.

There have also been an additional eight confirmed cases of the virus. Ireland now has a total of 25,341 cases of coronavirus.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said the recovery rate of the virus is now at 92%. 

"This and other indicators such as the reproductive number, hospital admissions and ICU admissions are stable or moving in the right direction. This is good news that has been achieved through the collective efforts of every person who has followed public health advice," he said.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the National Public Health Emergency Team would meet tomorrow to continue its review of the response to Covid-19. 

He said NPHET's advice "in relation to rephasing of the Roadmap to Reopening Society and Business will be reviewed, in the context of ongoing suppression of the disease in the community and overall compliance with public health measures."

As of Monday 15 June, when the number of Covid-19 cases stood at 25,333, 57% of cases were female and 43% were male. 

More than 8,000 of the cases were associated with healthcare workers.

Up to Monday 3,278 people had been hospitalised with 417 cases admitted to ICU.

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Earlier, Minister for Health Simon Harris said the reproductive rate of Covid-19 is estimated to be 0.7.

A reproduction rate of 0.7 for the virus means that if ten people become infected with Covid-19, they are likely to pass the virus on to seven other people between them.

The World Health Organization says that data to date suggests that 80% of infections of Covid-19 are mild or asymptomatic.

15% are severe infection, requiring oxygen and 5% are critical, requiring ventilation.