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Issue 120 - Monday - 6 April 2020
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Tel: 053-9255219 RATHNURE – ENNISCORTHY Help prevent coronavirus The virus spreads in sneeze and cough droplets, so regularly taking these measures helps reduce the chance of it spreading.
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The Quays in Enniscorthy – deserted of people and traffic. Pic: Dee O’Leary.
At the time of going to press (Monday night, 6th April) there are 5,364 confirmed cases of Covid19 in Ireland, with 174 confirmed deaths. The median age of deaths in Ireland is 81. The Slaney News offers its deepest sympathy to all the families affected. 1,236 (26%) of confirmed cases have been hospitalised with 169 admitted to ICU. The median age of those admitted to ICU is 61. There are 57 clusters in nursing homes nationwide. The figures as outlined above are indeed stark. But here in Co. Wexford the situation appears less bleak. The total number of confirmed cases in the county remains at 21. Per head of population Co. Wexford has the third lowest number of confirmed cases in Ireland,
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and just 0.4% of all cases in the country. A huge amount of physical work and forward planning has been done in Wexford General Hospital (WGH) to facilitate existing and future Covid-19 cases. In fact, WGH is considered by many to be an exemplar for the rest of the country’s hospitals. Frontline staff in WGH have been widely praised for their work to date with Covid19 actual and suspected cases. The HSE is aiming to increase the number of people being tested for Covid-19 to 4,500 a day this week, after it dropped as low as 1,500 a day for a period last week. Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, has warned that the coming days will be crucial in the ongoing fight against the virus. n
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NEED INFORMATION OR ADVICE ON COVID-19? www.hse.ie/coronavirus www.gov.ie/health-covid-19 HSE Helpline: 1850 24 1850 (8am - 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am - 5pm on Saturday and Sunday)
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Slaneynews: May issue will be out on Monday 27th April 2020