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Latest updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

From Department of Health

Published at: 19 February 2020

Last updated 22 August 2020

1. The latest news as of 6pm on Saturday 22 August

2. Restrictions lifted in Laois and Offaly but remain in place in Kildare

3. NPHET meeting minutes and other technical documents

4. Previous updates on COVID-19

The latest news as of 6pm on Saturday 22 August

156 cases confirmed:

the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has been informed of 2 additional deaths among people with COVID-19 in Ireland
there have been 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland
156 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed
there have now been 27,908 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland

You can view the full statement from NPHET here, as well as more data and a county-by-county breakdown of cases.

Restrictions lifted in Laois and Offaly but remain in place in Kildare

Read more about the measures in place in Kildare here.

NPHET meeting minutes and other technical documents

Latest regulations

You can view Statutory Instruments related to the COVID-19 pandemic here.

Amárach public opinion survey

View the Amárach Public Opinion Survey.

Technical notes from the IEMAG

View Technical Notes from the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group to NPHET.

NPHET meeting minutes

Minutes and Agendas from meetings of the National Public Health Emergency Team: COVID-19.

View the latest letters from the CMO to the Minister for Health

Letters from the CMO to the Minister for Health.

Minister and Health leadership meeting minutes

Minutes from meetings of the Minister for Health and health leadership.

Department correspondence with Nursing Homes Ireland

Department correspondence with Nursing Homes Ireland: January - May 2020.

HSE Correspondence

View the latest correspondence on COVID-19 between the Department of Health and the HSE.

Overview of the health system response to COVID-19 LTRCs

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Overview of the health system response to COVID-19 Long Term Residential Centres

26 May 2020

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Nursing Homes Papers: Special COVID-19 Committee - June 2020

Department of Health Nursing Homes Papers: Special COVID-19 Committee - June 2020.

Previous updates on COVID-19

View all the updates on COVID-19 since January 2020 here.

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