There has now been a total of 1,768 deaths from the pandemic in the Republic, while the number of cases stands at 26,372. “NPHET has been made aware of a significant number of additional cases in counties Kildare, Laois and Offaly,” he said. “While contact tracing in relation to these cases is ongoing, they come on the back of an already significant number of cases in clusters in these counties. This number reflects the number of people each person infected with the virus transmits it to. That compares with the 10 new cases recorded on Wednesday and the eight cases on Tuesday.

Source: The Irish Times August 06, 2020 16:32 UTC