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Dubs Urged To Limit Contacts As Covid-19 Cases Rise

Emma Tyrrell
Emma Tyrrell

07:09 3 Sep 2020


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People in Dublin are being urged to take care and limit their contacts after an increase in Covid-19 cases.

In the past two weeks, the majority of infections in the capital were associated with private households and family outbreaks.

There has also been a significant number of isolated cases which can't be traced back to outbreaks.

The biggest increases have been recorded in Dublin West, Dublin North West and Dublin Central.

Nationwide, 89 new cases of the virus have been confirmed, with one further death recorded. It happened in June.

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronan Glynn, says family clusters in Dublin are causing concern;

"We've had very few workplace outbreaks and we've had no particularly significant workplace outbreak, we haven't had a very substancial cluster linked to a social setting" he said.

"What we're seeing is lots and lots and lots of small family and extended family clusters."

Schools

It comes as two schools in Dublin send pupils home.

A second primary school in the capital confirmed a case of the virus yesterday and sent a number of students home.

Another Dublin school sent an entire class home the previous day as a precaution.

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