Dublin: A total of 77 COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Ireland on Monday, the highest figure ever recorded in a single day since the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, according to the statistics released by the Irish Department of Health.
To date, there are altogether 687 COVID-19-related deaths in Ireland, said the department in a statement on Monday night, adding that another 401 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country on the same day, bringing the total number to 15,652, Xinhua reported.
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris said in a twitter video message on Sunday night that he fears that complacency could be setting in regarding the battle against COVID-19.
He warned that such complacency would be “ldisastrous”l and could potentially be fatal. His warning came after some of the European countries have recently decided to ease their lockdown measures.
The British government on Monday said there were encouraging signs that the coronavirus outbreak was easing but warned it was too early to lift the lockdown despite new evidence of the economic toll.
Some 16,509 people hospitalised with COVID-19 in Britain have now died, new health ministry figures showed, up by 449 — the lowest daily toll for a fortnight.
Health officials say the number of new cases is flat and figures for people in hospital in London, the epicentre of the outbreak in Britain, continue to fall.
There are encouraging signs that we are making progress, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak told the government’s daily media briefing.
Singaporeās Health Ministry confirmed on Monday an additional 1,426 cases of the COVID-19 infection, a record daily jump, mainly among foreign workers living in dormitories.
Authorities have managed to mitigate the spread of the virus and the COVID-19 respiratory disease it causes among Singaporeās citizens by rigorous contact tracing and surveillance, earning praise from the World Health Organization.
But the disease is spreading rapidly within the large migrant worker community, highlighting what rights groups say is a weak link in containment efforts. Authorities have ramped up testing for the disease in the dormitories.
Among the new cases, 16 cases are of Singaporeans or permanent residents. The city-stateās tally of cases stands at 8,014, with 11 fatalities. Singapore has the highest number of cases of the disease in Southeast Asia, based on official data.