Covid-19: 53 additional cases with no new deaths recorded

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, pictured at a Covid -19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The Department of Health said it has been notified of 53 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

There is now a total of 28,813 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ireland since the start of the pandemic.