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NOV 11 2021
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Covid rates RED LETTER DAY on the double
PÁRAIC McMAHON
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OVID-19 infection rates have doubled in the Mid-West over the last month, with 1,027 in Clare alone over the last 14 days, it has emerged. Of the new cases in the Mid-West over the last 14 days, 79% are aged 18+, with the remaining 21 per cent aged under 18. It comes as the Dept of Public Health MidWest makes a fresh appeal for people to limit their social activity. Infection rates are similar to levels experienced during the January wave, health officials have said. Dr Mai Mannix, Director of Public Health Mid-
West stated, “We are expecting a considerable increase in COVID-19 cases, should social activity remain at its current rate. As a result, we will likely see a greater number of people with COVID-19 in hospital this winter period”. “We can reverse this trajectory by making small changes in our day-to-day activity. We ask that people limit their social activity and social contacts over the coming weeks to help reduce the incidence of COVID-19 in the community. We advise people to continue wearing face masks in busy public places, around older and vulnerable people, and at work. We are seeing a trend of some workplaces dropping their guard in terms of mask-wearing, which is high-risk when COVID-19 is circulating widely in the community.”
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