Covid-19: Five further deaths, 322 new cases confirmed in Ireland

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan: "The value of our progress depends on continuing the safe behaviour that got us to this position. I urge everyone to keep it up, to ensure these initial trends continue." Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie


A further five people have died as a result of contracting Covid-19, officials from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre have confirmed.

There has now been a total of 1,922 Covid-19-related deaths in Ireland since the outbreak began.