{"id":16217,"date":"2020-08-16T12:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T16:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16217"},"modified":"2020-08-18T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:36:58","slug":"taoiseach-expresses-deep-concern-at-spike-in-coronavirus-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16217","title":{"rendered":"Taoiseach Expresses &#8216;Deep Concern&#8217; At Spike In Coronavirus Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin_08162020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin_08162020.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin_08162020-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin has expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d at an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come after Ireland recorded 200 new cases on Saturday \u2013 the highest daily rise since the start of May.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Martin, T\u00e1naiste Leo Varadkar, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and acting chief medical officer Ronan Glynn met on Sunday morning to discuss the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday\u2019s #COVID19 numbers were deeply concerning and this morning I discussed the evolving situation with the Tanaiste, Green Party Leader, Health Minister and acting CMO,\u201d Mr Martin tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Government and the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) would continue to monitor the situation closely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s essential that we adhere to the public health guidance and maintain social distancing to suppress this virus #HoldFirm,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland since the outbreak began now stands at 27,191.<\/p>\n<p>There were no further deaths reported on Saturday, with the toll remaining at 1,774.<\/p>\n<p>Of the new cases reported, 68% are people below the age of 45.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-eight of the cases are associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case, while 25 cases have been identified as having been contracted through community transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Kildare, which is one of three counties currently subjected to localized lockdowns, saw the highest number of new infections at 81. Dublin had 56.<\/p>\n<p>After Sunday\u2019s meeting, a Government spokesman said: \u201cThe Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Green Party leader, Health Minister and acting CMO met this morning to discuss the evolving Covid-19 situation and to examine the recent spike in cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey expressed deep concern at yesterday\u2019s figures. There will be a further analysis of the situation ahead of the Cabinet Committee on Covid, which will meet again on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16217\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16217&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16217\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16217&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-16217\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16217&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16217\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin has expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d at an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country. His comments come after Ireland recorded 200 new cases on Saturday \u2013 the highest daily rise since the start of May. 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