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Cluster Cases In Homes On The Increase

There was a seven-fold increase in new clusters of Covid-19 in private houses last week.

71 clusters were confirmed, compared to nine the week before.
There were 654 new cases in nursing homes last week and 71 in community hospitals or long-stay units.
100 new cases were identified in meat or poultry factories, while 42 were detected in Direct Provision centres in the week up until Saturday.

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