'IT glitch' cause of 100 people receiving incorrect Covid-19 test result-Department of Health

Testing remains a focus for the Department of Health, who were forced to apologise after 100 people received an incorrect test result.

Irish patient samples, which had been sent to a laboratory in Germany in order to tackle the state's backlog in testing, had been sent back as "invalid". File picture.

The Department of Health has said the error which lead to 100 people getting an incorrect test result occurred due to an "IT glitch".

It comes as Ireland has recorded its highest daily death toll of the Coronavirus pandemic as the virus claims a further 41 people.