Coronavirus: One further death and 174 new cases in Ireland

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn: Our priority now and our reason for recommending the proactive measures announced last night, is to avoid these cases and clusters leading to widespread community transmission of the disease.' Picture: Leon Farrell / Rollingnews.ie

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has reported that one patient diagnosed with Covid-19 has died, and that 174 new cases of the virus have been confirmed in Ireland today.

There has now been a total of 1,772 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland since the outbreak began.