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:

đź”´ 527 new confirmed cases from Irish labs.
đź”´ 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's experience of #COVID19 as we see the number of confirmed cases exceed 10,000.
Of the 31 people who have died.

▶️ 26 in the East, 3 in the North West, 1 in the South, 1 in the West.

▶️ 18 females, 13 males.

▶️ 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't moved unless "advantageous" for them or would help them clinically.
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