It showed that the virus was present in 23 of the 26 counties , with Laois , Leitrim and Monaghan the only three yet to record a case. On 26 March, cases and 10 deaths were confirmed, bringing the totals to 1, cases and 19 deaths, more than double the previous day's total.

On 27 March, new cases as well as 3 new deaths brought the total number of confirmed cases and deaths to 2, and 22, respectively.

On 10 April, it was reported that there was a discrepancy between the number of cases confirmed by Ireland's Department of Health and the ECDC , due to swab tests sent to Germany for analysis to clear the backlog and testing in Ireland.

On 14 April, Minister for Health Simon Harris said between 25, and 30, tests had been sent to Germany and "well over" half of the results had been returned, with the remainder due back by next week.

On 15 April, a further cases, together with an additional cases from the backlog of tests at the laboratory in Germany, and 38 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 12, cases and deaths.

On 16 April, the National Public Health Emergency Team reported that lockdown and other measures had driven the growth rate of the pandemic "as low as it needs to be" and was "close to zero".

On 21 April, Chief Medical Officer Holohan announced that 8, people had recovered in the community and that people were discharged from hospital.

He also announced that the curve had flattened and that no peak would be coming. On 29 April, a further cases and 31 deaths were reported, bringing the end of April totals to 20, cases and 1, deaths.

On 1 May, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the extension of the current restrictions to 18 May at the earliest.

From 16 to 17 May, cases and 25 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 24, cases and 1, deaths. On 31 May, a further 66 cases and 2 deaths were reported, bringing the end of May totals to 24, cases and 1, deaths.

On 19 June, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced a further re-configuration of the government's roadmap with hairdressers, barbers, gyms, cinemas and churches reopening from 29 June.

On 30 June, a further 11 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the end of June totals to 25, cases and 1, deaths. On 7 July, the Health Service Executive released the COVID Tracker contact tracing app that uses ENS and Bluetooth technology to record if a user is in close contact with another user, by exchanging anonymous codes , with over one million downloads within two days after its launch.

Phase four of easing COVID restrictions was initially scheduled to take place on 20 July, but was repeatedly postponed until 31 August at the earliest.

On 31 July, a further 38 cases and no deaths were reported, bringing the end of July totals to 26, cases and 1, deaths. On 12 August, it was announced that the Government of Ireland intended to move away from the phases of re-opening the country, and switch to a colour-coded system planned by the National Public Health Emergency Team to indicate how counties, regions and the country as a whole are currently affected by COVID On 18 August, following a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings , the Government of Ireland announced six new measures because of the growing number of confirmed cases, which remained in place until 15 September.

Also on 15 September, the Government of Ireland announced a medium-term plan for living with COVID that includes five levels of restrictions, with the entire country at Level 2 and specific restrictions in Dublin including the postponement of the reopening of pubs not serving food.

On 30 September, a further cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the end of September totals to 36, cases and 1, deaths.

On 14 October, the Government of Ireland agreed a nationwide ban on all household visits from the night of Thursday 15 October, except for essential reasons such as childcare and on compassionate grounds.

After 1, cases—the highest number of confirmed cases recorded in a single day since 10 April—was confirmed by the Department of Health on 15 October, [] on 16 October, the National Public Health Emergency Team recommended to the Government of Ireland to move the entire country to Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.

On 19 October, the Government of Ireland agreed to move the entire country to Level 5 lockdown restrictions from midnight on Wednesday 21 October for six weeks until 1 December.

On 31 October, a further cases and 5 deaths were reported, bringing the end of October totals to 61, cases and 1, deaths. On 27 November, the Government of Ireland agreed the approach for easing restrictions, including a phased move to Level 3 restrictions nationally from midnight on Tuesday 1 December, with a number of exceptions in place for the Christmas period from 18 December.

On 30 November, a further cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the end of November totals to 72, cases and 2, deaths. On 1 December, all non-essential retail shops, hair and beauty providers, gyms and leisure centres, cinemas, museums and galleries reopened after six weeks of closure.

The developing and delivering of testing of Ireland was led by the staff in the National Virus Reference Laboratory. With the acquisition of the sequence of the virus, they used this to develop and validate in-house assays in advance of obtaining any commercial diagnostic kits.

Former testing sites which were later replaced by the local stadiums mentioned above include Ballyhaise Health Centre in Cavan [] and the disused St Conal's Hospital in Letterkenny.

Centres ranging from the counties of Cork in the south [] [] and Donegal in the north [] [] [] were shut at various times due to lack of testing kits.

Problems with testing kit availability and the global shortage in one of three reagents necessary to complete testing for the virus namely that used in the second stage, extraction became pronounced.

New equipment was brought into the country from overseas. Two additional laboratories began testing for the virus in mid-April: the Enfer facility in Sallins , County Kildare, and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 's laboratory in Backweston.

On 10 April, the HSE and the UCD -based National Virus Reference Laboratory announced a contract for enough reagent to complete , tests, though Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory Cillian de Gascun said it was not the reagent that was used in the third stage of testing and thus, already amply supplied.

De Gascun also asserted at the same time as this announcement that he had "misspoken" the previous month if he had said tests would be increased by thousands "within days".

After employees complained that the HSE were informing their employers of their results first and many people were first informed of their test outcome by their employer, the HSE said on 19 May that it would stop doing this.

As of 23 March, around 40, people were waiting to be tested and the average wait time was 4 to 5 days. Minister for Health Simon Harris said that priority testing of only healthcare workers might have to be implemented.

From 28 April, testing criteria for the virus was broadened again to include anyone with one of the symptoms of fever, recent onset of cough or shortness of breath.

Results of a seroprevalence study, announced in July, conducted in counties Dublin and Sligo showed that about 1. This revealed a much higher seroprevalence in healthcare staff than in the general population.

As cases emerged, hospitals announced visiting restrictions and staff entered self-isolation in enormous numbers.

The Mater Hospital in Dublin announced on 6 March that all visitors were banned, with the exception of "those who are visiting patients in critical care, vulnerable young adults, psychiatric patients or those whose loved ones are receiving end of life care" though all children were barred.

This announcement came after the attendance of a patient at University Hospital Limerick's emergency department two days earlier, who was later confirmed as COVID positive, leading staff to self-isolate and the emergency department to be closed for three hours so that it could be deep cleaned.

A memo sent to staff at Cavan General Hospital on the afternoon of 8 April confirmed 70 doctors and nurses working there had been struck down by the virus.

In fact, there were four residential nursing homes that had outbreaks plus there were also outbreaks among the staff in Cavan General Hospital".

On 29 April, Clonakilty Community Hospital confirmed that nine of its residents had died since 1 April, reducing the number of residents there by about one tenth.

The pandemic had a deep impact on the Irish economy , leading it into a recession. While there were job losses in all sectors, individuals working in tourism, hospitality, food and retail saw the largest job losses.

The pandemic has had far-reaching consequences in the country that go beyond the spread of the disease itself and efforts to quarantine it, including political, cultural, and social implications.

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