Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan has warned that recent progress in supressing the spread of Covid-19 is at risk after a new rise in case numbers in recent days. “We have seen higher numbers in recent days than we expected based on the encouraging trends of the last three weeks. Stay at home and restrict our movements if you are a close contact of a confirmed case.”Of the cases notified on Saturday:A lot to reflect on and take on board in this piece. Mr Holohan said a higher proportion of cases notified in the previous fortnight were in the over-65 age group. “In the last seven days, 11.9 per cent of cases notified were aged over 65.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2020 09:00 UTC