Covid-19: Three further deaths, 357 new cases in Ireland

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronan Glynn: "Our collective response suppressed the curve, saved lives and put us on a solid foundation to deal with Covid-19 going forward. Now, we must focus on our response to the pandemic in the medium term.” Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has this evening confirmed that a further three people diagnosed with Covid-19 have died.

There has now been a total of 1,787 Covid-19-related deaths in Ireland since the outbreak began.