Five further Covid-19 deaths as 248 new cases confirmed

Health Service Executive (HSE) chief executive Paul Reid: Photocall Ireland/PA Wire

A further five people have died of Covid-19, while 248 new cases of the virus have been confirmed.

Of the new cases, 36 were in Cork. That figure was only surpassed by the two counties currently in Phase 3, Dublin (104 new cases) and Donegal (37).