Covid-19: Dubliners urged to limit social contacts as 133 of 231 new cases reported in captial

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn: "It is now really important that people in Dublin keep their social contacts as low as possible. It is also vitally important that if you feel unwell, you self-isolate immediately." Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

There have been no new Covid-19-related deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) today.

The total number of coronavirus deaths in Ireland remains at 1,777.