Confusion at number of coronavirus cases in Ireland as officials give three different figures

Dr Tony Holohan, the chief medical officer, said that 25 further deaths had been recorded in Ireland as of early Friday afternoon, bringing the total in Ireland to 288.
Confusion at number of coronavirus cases in Ireland as officials give three different figures

Confusion over the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland abounded at a briefing this evening on the part of the National Public Health Emergency Team, as it emerged that Ireland’s total number of cases is more than 1,000 greater than previously thought.

Dr Tony Holohan, the chief medical officer, said that

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