There have been 1,269 more coronavirus cases and 13 additional deaths here.
There has now been a total of 1,865 deaths and 52,256 cases here.
Of the cases notified today:
- 657 are men/609 are women
- 63% are under 45 years of age
- The median age is 34
Some 221 cases are in Meath, 203 in Dublin, 116 in Cork and 80 in Cavan.
The remaining 649 are spread across all remaining counties.
As of 2.00pm, 312 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalised - of which 34 are in an ICU.
There have been 13 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Cavan remains the county with the highest 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population - at 909.7.
It is followed by Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Westmeath and Donegal.
The national average stands at 279.3.
Tipperary has the lowest 14-day incidence rate of 114.7.
Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 19 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)
