Covid-19 Update: Fri. 4th Sept. 2020 – No New Deaths – 98 New Cases

Five New cases of Covid-19 in Co. Tipperary Today

This evening, figures from the Department of Health confirm that there has been zero new deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll here in the Republic of Ireland remaining at 1,777.

However, there are 98 new additional cases reported today, leaving the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception in the Irish Republic, at 29,303.

In Northern Ireland, there has been 61 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed during the past 24 hours. This brings their cumulative number of cases to 7,503.

**Screen shot of social distancing in Dublin’s O’Connell Street**.
**( Video courtesy Skyline webcams, taken on 2nd September 2020.**)

On a day when three Tipperary TD’s (Not wearing face coverings) [M.Lowry, J.Cahill and M.McGrath] stand grinning idiotically for RTE cameras, behind publicans in Mullinahone village, (all wearing face coverings); today’s figures confirm 5 new covid cases in Co. Tipperary; 24 in Dublin; 13 in Kildare; 8 in Kerry, 6 in each of the counties Kildare; Kilkenny; Limerick; and Louth; with the remaining 30 cases located in Carlow: Clare; Cork; Galway; Laois; Leitrim; Longford; Meath; Monaghan; Offaly; Waterford and Wexford.

Please do stay safe by reducing social contacts; avoiding crowds; physically distancing; while wearing face coverings and washing your hands regularly.