A massive spike in Covid-19 cases which has led to 85 people testing positive for the virus sparked major concern this evening. Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said that over two days, Ireland moved from a relatively stable point to a "significant" pattern due to outbreaks. “Over a two-day period Ireland moved from a relatively stable epidemiology to a significant pattern connected to outbreaks," he said. "We now need to be really careful and adhere to public health advice so we do not further spread the virus. We need to understand the links between the clusters.”Until yesterday all the main indicators of virus spread were going down.

Source: Irish Independent July 30, 2020 17:35 UTC