The acting chief medical officer’s pleading with the public to make ‘difficult decisions’ to prevent a number of Covid-19 deaths this winter.
Dr Ronan Glynn says people shouldn’t even meet family members, or go to work or college, if they’re a close contact of a confirmed case.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre confirmed that there was one additional death due to Covid-19. The latest figures confirmed that there were 23 new cases in Donegal. An additional 22 cases (first reported on Monday) were also allocated to Donegal yesterday. 5 additional cases were added to the number of cases in Sligo while the number of Covid-19 cases remained unchanged In Leitrim.
Dr Tomás Ryan, an associate professor of immunology at Trinity College, says more deaths are inevitable
