Ten-fold increase in Covid-19 cases in last fortnight

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD. Picture: Leon Farrell / Rollingnews.ie

Health minister Stephen Donnelly has said there has been a tenfold increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 in the past two weeks compared with July.

Speaking in the Dáil Mr Donnelly told TDs that in the past two weeks, for every 100,000 people living in Ireland we have had 35 new cases.