Concern for rise in Covid-19 cases in Dublin and Limerick

People wearing masks in Dublin city centre yesterday. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Health officials have expressed concern over a rise in Covid-19 cases in Dublin and Limerick, as a further three deaths and 84 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday evening.

Of 1,810 new cases confirmed in the past fortnight, half (913) were confirmed in Co Dublin, with increasing numbers in counties Kildare (137), Limerick (123), Tipperary (58), Wexford (53), the Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday heard.