Covid-19: 416 new cases and 5 deaths confirmed but Ireland 'making progress'

The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, has said we are "making progress in suppressing the current rise of Covid-19." Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Five further deaths from Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening by the Department of Health.

The newest figures bring the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland to 1,913.