Rain warning extended until Monday morning
The Status Yellow rainfall warning for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal has been extended until 6am Monday morning. Met Eireann are predicting heavy and persistent rain all day today and into the early hours of tomorrow. The forecaster says it could lead to river banks bursting and spot flooding in places.…
NPHET asks over 70’s to limit contacts
NPHET is asking people over 70 to stay away from people outside “a very small core group” of family, carers and friends. 613 more people have tested positive for the virus, a level of new infection not seen since mid-April; 58 of the new cases are in Donegal and 7 in…
Visiting restrictions to households necessary to halt spread of Covid-19
The number of Covid-19 cases in the north west has increased again. The latest figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, confirmed that there was one additional death from Covid-19. There 470 new cases nationally. There were 36 new cases in Donegal, 28 cases first reported on…
Further restrictions imposed to halt the spread of Covid
In the latest daily figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, there were 4 deaths due to Covid-19, 442 new cases were recorded nationally. 28 new cases were confirmed for Donegal, while 31 cases first reported on Wednesday were also allocated to the County. The number of cases…
Donegal highest 14 day incidence rate and leitrim lowest
The 14 day incidence rate for Co. Donegal is the highest in the country while Leitrim has the lowest. A total of 336 cases have been confirmed in the Donegal over this period which has the county on an incidence rate of 211.1. Dublin follows with a rate of 159.3.…
Covid figures becoming a national issues
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that there has been a further increase of Covid-19 cases in Donegal. 31 new cases were reported in the County yesterday. They were part of 429 cases nationwide, one further death as a result of Covid-19 was also confirmed. 23 cases first…
Public facing difficult decisions in order to halt Covid
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…