The next 10 days are critical," he told journalists at a briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team. There were 95 people in hospital with Covid-19 on Wednesday and 16 in ICU units. The majority of people admitted to ICU were under 65 and “quite a few are young,” he said. The national rate of infections over the past 14 days stood at 70.7 cases per 100,000, up from 70.4 for 24 hours earlier. The rate of Covid-19 cases had gone up in four or five counties to almost the same level as Dublin and action was required now, he added.

Source: The Irish Times September 23, 2020 13:17 UTC