Breaking: 31 more people have died in Ireland with #covid19.

365 people have now died in the Republic since the outbreak began.
992 additional cases confirmed:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đź”´" title="Red circle" aria-label="Emoji: Red circle"> 527 new confirmed cases from Irish labs.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đź”´" title="Red circle" aria-label="Emoji: Red circle"> 465 confirmed in German labs.

Total confirmed cases in Republic is now above 10,000.

10,647 confirmed cases.
Dr Tony Holohan: Today marks a milestone in Ireland& #39;s experience of #COVID19 as we see the number of confirmed cases exceed 10,000.
Of the 31 people who have died.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▶️" title="Right-pointing triangle" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing triangle"> 26 in the East, 3 in the North West, 1 in the South, 1 in the West.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▶️" title="Right-pointing triangle" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing triangle"> 18 females, 13 males.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▶️" title="Right-pointing triangle" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing triangle"> Median age of 82.
Reports of 401 clusters - 1,795 cases.

26% of cases as of Saturday night were among Healthcare workers.
This is how the cases confirmed in German labs would look when back-dated.

Red line - including German samples.

Blue line - the one from Irish labs.
Kathleen McLellan of the Dept of Health says we need to put a "clear focus on residential settings".
MacLellan giving a presentation explaining additional measures taken in residential settings like nursing homes.
The HSE has guidelines around maintaining care in residential settings "as long as possible" and that residents aren& #39;t moved unless "advantageous" for them or would help them clinically.
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