One new Covid-19 death, 17 new cases announced

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “I appreciate how difficult it is for people to limit their social activities and to physically distance from friends and loved ones. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that one person with Covid-19 has died.

There has now been a total of 1,754 deaths related to the virus in Ireland.