Covid-19 61 new cases of coronavirus , no further deaths ; 100 children test positive in last two weeks in Ireland

It is confirmed that there is no futher deaths related to Covid-19 in Ireland. But there is a further 61 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in Ireland to 27,969.

The number of people died from Coronavirus now stands at 1,777.

The Chair of the NPHET Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group has said that 100 children, aged between five and 14, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ireland in the last two weeks. 

Professor Philip Nolan said that these are “in the context of household outbreaks”. 

Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme, he said there will be Covid-19 clusters in schools, but it is likely such cases will have been contracted at home, rather than in schools themselves.

Details & credit https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0823/1160804-ireland-coronavirus/

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