Ireland's incidence of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people over the past 14 days is 30.6, according to the latest figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.Spain continues to top the list at 205.5, with 439,286 confirmed cases of the virus and 29,011 deaths, followed by Malta , France , Croatia and Romania .
The Department of Health reported 42 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland yesterday and no further deaths.It brings to 1,777 the number of coronavirus-related deaths here, with 28,760 confirmed cases. The chair of the Irish Medical Organisation's GP committee has said the availability of non-Covid services is a major concern.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dr Denis McCauley said GPs are spending much of their day trying to access services in hospital for people who are genuinely ill, some with cancer.Dr McCauley said non-Covid services in hospital are not at a level that he would feel is safe and he would be comfortable with.
He said he was positive that people are coming into surgeries with conditions that have been neglected over a number of months, but he said "there is a further pinch point developing" in relation to hospital access to treat these illnesses.