A further 318 cases of Covid-19 and one death were reported in the State on Sunday, as a Cabinet member warned that a Christmas “free-for-all” is not on the cards. Meanwhile, new figures show an average of seven patients a day are contracting Covid-19 while in the State’s hospitals. A total of 299 cases of hospital-acquired Covid-19 have been reported since June 21st, when a new surveillance system was put in place to track these kind of cases. Hospitals have again become a front line during this second surge of virus cases, with large outbreaks reported in many such settings. The death rate is stable or declining in the Republic and three other European countries – Liechtenstein, Czech Republic and Sweden.

Source: The Irish Times November 22, 2020 14:48 UTC