A FURTHER 12 people have passed away after contracting coronavirus in Ireland, the Department of Health have confirmed.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) were yesterday sadly notified of a further 12 deaths in the Republic, bringing the country's total to 1,458.
An additional 236 cases of Covid-19 have also been confirmed via laboratory in Ireland as of 5.30pm Sunday, 10 May, meaning there are now 22,996 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country.
As always, the HSE is working rapidly to identify any close contacts the newly confirmed cases may have had, in order to advise them and further slow the spread of the virus.
Figures from up to Friday, 8 May,where the total number of confirmed cases were 22,671, indicates that Dublin remains the worst-hit county with just under half (49%) of all cases at 11,068.
Kildare was second with 6% or 1,324,followed by Cork at 5%, 1,207.
Community transmission accounts for 61% of all confirmed cases, followed by close contact at 36%, whereas travel abroad to an affected area accounts for just 3%.
Travel abroad makes up just 3% of all coronavirus cases: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ieAn Amárach Public Opinion poll carried out on behalf of the Department of Health shows that Irish people are much more concerned about the health of their family and friends rather than their own health: when asked to rate their concern on a scale of 1 to 5, the average score for concern around health of family and friends was 3.7, with concern for personal health at 2.8.
The average rate of concern surrounding prolonged social restrictions came in at 4.2, and worry about reduced social contact at 3.0.
However, the state of the economy is causing as big a concern to Irish people as the health of their loved ones, with Irish people returning an average worry score of 3.8 when asked about the economy.
86% of people surveyed report that they think the government's social distancing measures are about right, compared with 10% of people who believe they are too weak and 4% who think they are too strong.
