'We have reason to be positive': No new deaths as 20 new Covid-19 cases confirmed

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health has said that the "highly infectious disease" is still circulating in communities. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has confirmed this evening.

The death toll in Ireland remains at 1,763.