There was a slight increase in the number of new clusters of COVID-19 in the last week.
New data released by the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre found there were 352 new clusters, up from 348 the previous week.
288 of these clusters were in household settings, which is 26 more last week.
Schools accounted for 14 outbreaks, while the number of clusters in hospitals, nursing homes and workplaces saw small reductions.
Epidemiology of COVID-19 Outbreaks/Clusters in Ireland Weekly Report - includes outbreaks in workplace settings and vulnerable populations https://t.co/xxa2zzSyIl pic.twitter.com/unW9G0fysk
— HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) (@hpscireland) December 9, 2020
