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One further death as new cases jump by 174

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 0

There was one further death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,773 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,644 after another 174 were diagnosed. This is the highest one day rise since in cases […]

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Childline highlights support for Kilkenny children after it reveals 72,000 calls were made during lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 0

ISPCC  Childline answered over 72,000 online contacts, calls and texts from children and young people in Kilkenny and across Ireland between the week in which schools closed in March and the last week in June. Childline has now welcomed the announcement of plans for children’s return to school later this month in County Kilkenny and […]

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Four further deaths as Lockdown 2.0 introduced across three counties

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2020 0

There were four further deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,772 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,470 after another 98 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the Taoiseach Micheal Martin this evening announced a localised […]

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Five new deaths as GPs report large increase in people asking for tests

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2020 0

There were five death from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. GPs have reported a large increase in the number of patients seeking referral for Covid-19 testing since the August bank holiday weekend. The online resource for GPs, GPbuddy.ie, has been asking doctors to monitor […]

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LATEST: No further deaths but 45 new cases of virus, scenes of chaos as huge crowds flock to UK beaches

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2020 0

There have been no further coronavrius-related deaths but 45 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,763. There are now 26,109 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]

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LATEST: No deaths but 38 new cases, Taoiseach says schools will reopen next month despite upsurge

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2020 0

No new deaths have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, but 38 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,763. There are now a total of 26,065 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to the latst daily briefing […]

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Another Covid case confirmed in Kilkenny, fears of ‘second wave’ as 85 more infected

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2020 0

A new case of Covid-19 has been recorded in Kilkenny for the first time in over a week. It brings the overall number of cases in Kilkenny to 357. The latest local case was confirmed after yesterday saw a worrying single-day rise in 85 people found to have the virus. The significant rise has sparked […]

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One new death as worldwide cases top 17 million

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2020 0

There was one new deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,765 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 26,877 after another 85 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, more than 17 million cases of coronavirus infections have been recorded across the world, […]

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LATEST: No further deaths and 14 new cases of virus, pandemic payment recipients now free to travel to ‘green list’ countries

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2020 0

There have been no further deaths, but 14 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,764. There are now 25,942 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency […]

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No new deaths for third day as PUP recipients told they must be ‘genuinely seeking’ work

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2020 0

There were no new deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland for the third day in a row, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,764 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,929  after another 40 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) […]