No new Covid-19 deaths for second consecutive day, six new cases confirmed

Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, who has been presenting press briefings on the Covid-19 pandemic after Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan took a hiatus to be with family. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has reported no new Covid-19-related deaths in Ireland today, for the second day in a row.

The total number of deaths from coronavirus in Ireland remains at 1,753.