Cases will continue to rise as delta takes hold

The chief medical officer’s warning of the risk the Delta variant poses to the unvaccinated, or those waiting for a second dose.

Dr Tony Holohan says this strain now makes up over 70 per cent of all Covid cases.

The five-day moving average has increased by 32 per cent over the past week, and now stands at 467.

365 new cases were reported yesterday.

Donegal’s incidence rate remains the highest in the country at just over 283 cases per 100,000, against a national average of 107.

Infectious Diseases Consultant Professor Cliona Ni Cheallaigh says cases will continue to rise…………..

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