Covid-19 surge 'extremely concerning', says Holohan

Chief Medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan: “We each need to reduce contact with other people as much as possible, so that means staying at home, working from home where possible, practising physical distancing, and stopping discretionary socialising.” Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has described the surge in Covid-19 figures as "extremely concerning" following five more deaths and 1,095 new cases of the virus.

As of 2pm yesterday, 232 people were in hospital with Covid-19, 30 of which were in ICU.