Covid-19: Two further deaths, 159 new cases in Ireland

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health: "Individual choices can make all the difference - reconsider your plans for the weekend, reduce the number of people that you meet and avoid social activities that involve large groups of people." Picture: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that two people with Covid-19 have died in Irish hospitals in the last 24 hours.

There has now been a total of 1,783 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland since the outbreak began.