HSE Healthcare West has confirmed this week that the 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 has stabilised across Roscommon, and that 449 Covid-19 tests were carried out in the county last week.
Dr. Breda Smyth, Director of Public Health with HSE West, once again urged people to stay home and stay safe.
“Notwithstanding this welcome stabilisation, this represents a continued significant level of infection in our communities. Each time we leave our home and garden, we are potentially going to be exposed to the risk of infection.
“We must continually keep two metres from one another, wear a mask and clean our hands. It is best to stay home and work from home’ if at all possible.
“Also, if you do have symptoms, self-Isolate and stay in your room. Transmission within households is very high and this can be prevented if we strictly adhere to the self-isolation guidelines,” Dr. Smyth said.
From Monday, January 18th to Sunday, January 24th inclusive, HSE Community Healthcare West confirmed that there were 449 tests carried out in Roscommon, 1,702 in Mayo and 2,594 in Galway.
