Ireland at 'very delicate and critical point' in response to Covid-19 outbreak

Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, during a Department of Health media update today. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

A further 28 deaths related to the Covid-19 virus have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

In total, there has now been 263 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.