Tony Holohan
One year since Clare recorded first case of COVID-19
It’s year today since Clare recorded its first case of COVID-19, Tadhg Holland pinpoints the key dates of the past twelve months as the virus entered the county.
Rate of national transmission ‘extremely high’ with 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Clare
12 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Clare among 921 nationally with an additional 23 deaths recorded.
Number of COVID-19 patients in critical care drops below 200 & 11 new cases diagnosed in Clare
11 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Co Clare among 827 nationally while 55 more deaths related to the virus have been reported.
Spread of COVID-19 continues to decline in Clare – 10 new cases recorded
Health officials have diagnosed 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Co Clare among 1,013 nationally with 94 additional deaths recorded.
Highest figure of daily COVID-19 deaths reported & 12 new cases in Clare
12 new cases of COVID-19 are known in Co Clare among the 879 nationally while the country has reported its highest amount of deaths in a single day.
Progress on dropping COVID-19 numbers continues in Clare but is slowing nationally
A further reduction in the amount of new cases of COVID-19 and the 14 day incidence rate have been observed in Co Clare while the Chief Medical Officer flagged his concern with the slowing down on the improvements regarding the rate of infection.
Clare records further drop in spread of COVID-19
A further reduction in the spread of COVID-19 has been recorded in Clare with 19 new cases known in the county among the 1,247 nationally.
Clare has seventh lowest 14 day incidence rate in Ireland as 18 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed
Co Clare now has the seventh lowest 14 day incidence rate of COVID-19 in the country while 18 new cases are known here among the 1,414 nationally as health officials announced 79 further deaths.